Dear Friends
 
can anyone tell me the difference between malacologist
and conchologist, please ?
 
As I know in Italian language there is only one word to
translate either the above : malacologo.
 
Thanks in advance.
 
Ciao!!
 
Maurizio
from Italy.
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Da:     Dan Yoshimoto [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
 
Roma,
        My wife is a collector of shells.  She has no interest in the
scientific data tags and computer organization that I make.  She is a
collector.  Is she a malocologist?  I think not.  Is she a conchologist?  I
don't know.  Am I more of a collector than she?  Do you have to be in a
club, organization or share your shells?  I think that each of us draws a
line on what is a shell collector.  What is your opinion and how broad do
you want your study to be?
        Dan Yoshimoto
 
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