Charlie,

The Abbott book is fairly useful for its size. I think the Sri Lanka book is
unreliable and the quality of the photos make them nearly useless.

How are the Indonesia books?

David

> From: CHARLES F STURM <[log in to unmask]>
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> Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2002 23:16:06 -0500
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> Subject: Re: Thai Murex and the new book
>
> David,
> You wrote
> "Nevertheless, the book is well worth the price and fills a huge hole in
> the
> general shell books available for the Indo-Pacific region. Up to now,
> there's been no comprehensive book to cover any area between the Arabian
> Gulf and the Philippines or Australia (that I know of)"
>
> Have you seen the following volumes
> Abbott. 1991. Seashells of Southeast Asia
> Dharma. 1988. Indonesian Shells; Volume 1
> Dharma. 1992. Indonesian Shells; Volume 2
> Kirtisinghe. 1978. Sea Shells of Sri Lanka.
>
> Though none of these works are "ideal", they do provide some coverage for
> the region between Saudi Arabia and the eastern range of the
> "Indo-Pacific" Region.
>
>
> Regards,
> Charlie
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> Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA
> Assistant Professor - Family Medicine
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