Hello Bob, According to conchology.be T.A.Conrad had only one publication in 1852: 1852. Conrad, T.A. Description of the fossils of Syria, collected in the Palestine Expedition. In: W. F. Lynch, 1852, Official Report of the United States Expedition to explore the Dead Sea and the River Jordan, 211-235, pls. 1-22 (Appendix). Ed. John Murphy & Co., Baltimore. The report is available on Google Books: https://books.googleusercontent.com/books/content?req=AKW5QadVyN_NDUfdKkajxZzH0As3y9GFbxeFI0rnCxmR1v8BBt8Flt6J9nBcJT_AWRzmUCLKOZ-Vu4KpwbjQFRYuo0qqrQ2baNQENHTM4rNSQXi3KbvhUUc-t8stnU0j89TL0ydklKYZslUgtAqWgVkSRLMLqrDzeLBkSBfghSUtyT192m6xIZi6zSGNCm0FC8HSVo442cPmSRMFyrcUJrDCNeQTqtqIpZTfEJgNIWeb9QN_jsXTLLSaUsZFreGtZJ3NEUNIHhlMcADHC6Eg0TMUNl2SbEgipGbqrLWc794dFcvobWjy4oQ I'm aware that this doesn´t solve your problem directly, but perhaps it helps in comparing your specimens with the original description to check if it's the same species (but then under its original name). Best regards, Erick Staal ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/scripts/wa-UGA.exe?SUBED1=conch-l-L&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------