Hi Thomas,
Too funny. But in fairness to my fellow Guamanians...I've seen these silly
things before.

Martin,
The Guam Shell Club exists but we are just a handful of collectors now. But
we still meet.
We can still collect but not within the marine preserves, which included
what were once some prime shelling grounds.

Okay, just a small plug, if you want to see shells that actually come from
Guam...visit http://babela.smugmug.com :)

All the best,
Bob Abela

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Of all the wonderful shells in Guam, they picked this one:

http://www.guamportal.com/islands/yona_island_guam.html



G. Thomas Watters, PhD
Curator of Molluscs
Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology
The Ohio State University
Museum of Biological Diversity
1315 Kinnear Road
Columbus, OH 43212  USA
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"The world is my oyster except for months with an "R" in them" -
Firesign Theatre

"When deciding between two competing theories, always go with the one
that doesn't involve a magic spell"
- Emo Philips on Evolution vs. Intelligent Design

Visit the Division of Molluscs at:
www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~molluscs/OSUM2


"Let me take you, baby, down to the riverbed
Gotta show you something go right to your head" - Spirit

So join the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society at:

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