Dear All,
 
I want to second Russ Minton's praise of Ross Gundersen's excellent book.
The book, which is the first work dedicated exclusively to shells of our
famous barrier islands after the publication of Perry & Schwengel's classic
"Marine Shells of the Western Coast of Florida" in the 1940s, includes a
great many species that were never found on the islands' coasts before.
Ross's artistry, sense of color balance, and complete control of the most
advanced techniques in digital macrophotography and video (yes, he just
completed an awesome short video of live micromollusks for the Shell
Museum's new "Micromollusks" exhibit) are hard to beat--I could not find a
single shell part out of focus in the entire book! His pictures of Sanibel
shells of all sizes are striking in their resolution and detail. If you
have unidentified shallow-water shells from the islands (or SW Florida) in
your collection, the book may be the answer to your problems. The book is
available directly from Ross, and is also a new addition to the list of
books available from the Shell Museum bookstore.
 
Best regards,
 
Jose
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Director, The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum
Editor-in-chief, THE NAUTILUS
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