Dear Listers,
my answer was not to the List, sorry.
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eduard" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 9:04 AM
Subject: Re: A new book
> Dear Fabio
> thank you for interest in my work.
> My new book costs 75$ ; postage by airmail costs 19$, by surface mail 5$.
I
> think it is very helpful to collectors.
> You can get it directly from me by sending a check in USD or sending
details
> of your credit card (this is better).
> I am ready to trade it for shells but currently I am interested only in
> world-wide cowries so if you have something please send me your list;
> knowing of localities of your shells is the must.
> Apropos, my previous book "Cowries of East Sinai" is also available.
> Best regards
> Ed
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wiggers" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 12:04 AM
> Subject: Re: A new book
>
>
> > Congratulations!!!
> > Whow can i get one here in Brazil??
> >
> > Fabio Wiggers
> > (ps. If you wish, we can trade some shells for a copy... tell me
> > which shell do you want from Brazil...)
> >
> > --- Eduard <[log in to unmask]> escreveu: > Dear List
> > Members
> > >
> > > I am glad to inform you about publication of my book
> > > "Diagnosing cowry species."
> > >
> > > This book is designed to be an easy-to-use manual that enables
> > > malacologists and shell collectors to identify cowries using
> > > shell characters only.
> > >
> > > Shell characters of 268 cowry taxa, which have been described
> > > as extant species, are compared. A criterion is established
> > > and all the 268 taxa are critically examined according to this
> > > criterion: each cowry species must be distinguished from other
> > > species of Cypraeidae by at least one well-recognizable shell
> > > character-Main Diagnostic Shell Character (MDSC)-that shows no
> > > intermediate stages
> > >
> > > Following the above criterion it was possible to diagnose 211
> > > cowry species, 14 subspecies and 19 synonyms.
> > >
> > > The remaining 24 taxa refer either to rare shells not
> > > available for study or to populations, the descriptive shell
> > > characters of which are not yet established. These taxa should
> > > be re-examined in order to come to satisfactory conclusion as
> > > to their status i.e. species, subspecies or synonym.
> > >
> > > To allow for easy comparison, color illustrations and the main
> > > diagnostic characters for shells of the defineable taxa that
> > > are similar to each other are given on the same page.
> > >
> > > Additional information which may provide extra clues for
> > > distinguishing between species of similar appearence includes:
> > > notes to supplement the main diagnostic characters; discussion
> > > of several groups of cowry taxa, which are especially
> > > difficult to tell apart; a list of genera in Cypraeidae and
> > > the distribution range of taxa with similar shells.
> > >
> > >
> > > 160 A4 pages, soft cover, color illustrations on 48 plates,
> > > numerous b/w illustrations.
> > >
> > > Best regards
> > >
> > > Eduard Heiman
> > >
> > > [log in to unmask]
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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