FYI, in case you hadn't seen it already, there was a similar thread on
conch-l within the last few months about south Africa, including
several references to  collecting localities  and also a link to a
detailed article in a shell club newsletter that also had a lot of
info....you should be able to find it by searching the conch-l
archives, eg just enter "south Africa" and take a look

On 6/22/17, Jack Sullivan
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Thank you, Alan. I greatly appreciate the prompt reply.
> I would greatly enjoy meeting you during our trip. We will be spending at
> least 2-3 days in Pretoria with lots of things to do & see, so the
> opportunity to visit Johannesburg is a big plus that we will not pass up.
> If you have a list of shells for sale please send to my email address. I
> will be bringing some duplicate shells with me to hopefully trade & will
> send a list to your email when I get it finished. Items where I have excess
> (5 each) are Thatcheria mirabilis & Conus marmoreus (also 5 each).
> My principal area of interest is in the Conoidea but I'm primarily
> interested in larger examples (>30mm) with interesting structures, patterns
> &/or colors.
> Regards
> Jack
>
>       From: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
>  To: [log in to unmask]
>  Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2017 4:19 PM
>  Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] Planning visit to South Africa for next year
>
> Jack
>
> You can contact me at [log in to unmask]
>
> I live in SA and have an extensive collection with many shells for sale.  I
> am based in Johannesburg, about 30 mins from Pretoria.  I used to live in
> Cape Town and collected much of my collection myself.
>
> My mother is a botanist and can help with the wild flowers.
>
> Regards
>
> Alan
>
> From: "Jack Sullivan" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2017 9:37:37 PM
> Subject: [CONCH-L] Planning visit to South Africa for next year
>
> My nephew & his family are going to Pretoria this summer for a several year
> posting. We are planning to visit them in September 2018 & are starting to
> research our itinerary.
> My main interest is in collecting shells as well as in visiting local
> collectors & sellers. While I'm not a diver & have no interest in feeding
> the Great White Sharks in that area, I hope to obtain shells from locals &
> from fishermen. My secondary interest is in observing the local wildflowers
> that are said to bloom in that period in the west coastal area. My current
> thinking is a driving trip from Cape Town to the Cape of Good Hope. By
> looking at spots noted for being shell locations, I'm penciling in visits to
> Cape Point, Simon's Town, False Bay & Cape St Francis. The last mentioned
> town is a fishing village & has a floral reserve.
> I would be greatly interested in hearing from anyone who either lives in
> this area or who has had first hand experience in South Africa. I'm also
> interested in obtaining the email addresses or URLs for sellers in that
> country.
> Of interest is Sowerby's 1892 'Marine Shells of South Africa' pdf at Details
> - Marine shells of South Africa: a catalogue of all the known species, with
> references to figures in various works, descriptions of new species, and
> figures of such as are new, little known, or hitherto unfigured. -
> Biodiversity Heritage Libr which gives hundreds of shell locations. Also
> available online is Dick Kilburn's 2 part
>
>
>
>
>
> Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and
> Mozambique
>
> Jack ([log in to unmask])
>
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