Dear Tom,
 
I would be very pleased to change with you. I am interested in all
species you can offer me. I can send you represetatives of
Cochlostomatidae
Vertiginidae
Chondrinidae
Clausiliidae
Hygromiidae
Helicidae
and so on.
some micro-landshells etc.
Hope to hear from you as soon as possible and if you have special
interestes or should I send a selction of European land-shells to you.
sincerly yours Helmut
 
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> At 06:42 AM 7/14/98 PDT, you wrote:
> >Dear Tom,
> >
> >congratulations for your new shelling family member, as  George
> >has birthday at the same day as I, on the 13. july. Which kind of
> >shells is father collecting ? Land-, freshwater- or marine shells ?
> >The son should do the same: As there is a preference to land-shells,
> >I am able to send a small European start collection.
> >Please contact me.
> >
>
>
> Thank you for the congratulations! Dad collects everything, but in
> land-locked Ohio I mostly see land snails and freshwater mussels. I
> specialize in Helicidae and related families, Clausiliidae, Helicinidae, and
> Annulariidae. This summer I have a contract to survey the landsnails in a
> 10,000 acre preserve - should produce many landsnails. Perhaps we could
> exchange some specimens?
>
> Thanks again, and Happy Birthday!
>
> G. Thomas Watters
> Ohio Biological Survey &
> Aquatic Ecology Laboratory
> Ohio State University
> 1315 Kinnear Road
> Columbus, OH  USA
> v: 614-292-6170
> f: 614-292-0181
>