Peter Dance's "Shell Collecting, an illustrated history" is an invaluable
resource for these questions.

From that source:

Dillwyn, L.W. (1778-1855) - Cardiff Museum
Dunker, R.W. (1809-1885) - Berlin Museum & Cuming collection
Fulton, F.C. (1861-1942) - British Museum
Gmelin, J.F. (1748-1804) - cited illustrations in other works
Barnes, D.H. (?) - lost

From Kohn's "Chronological Taxonomy of Conus":

Gebauer, J.J. (d. 1819) - apparently cited illustrations in other works
Donovan, E. (1768-1837) - possibly in private London Museum and Institute
of Natural History, or in other collections




At 11:12 AM 04/11/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>The first ten got some very good help. The first four in the next group
>sound rather musical if you say them together: Dell, Dillwyn, Donovan,
>Dunker. (and) Finlay, Fulton, Garrard, Gebauer,  Gmelin and Barnes.
>That's ten more.
>    I am especially interested to know where an Author's type species
>are housed. I know Dall's are in the Smithsonian, Kilburn's are in the
>Natal Museum. But I really have very few authors and museums linked up
>that way. I feel such information may be valuable to researchers. I know
>the Sowerby Boys sold most of their material. But some might be in the
>British Museum.
>    If anyone has such information whether I've asked for that specific
>name or not, please share it with me. I plan to do this Authors
>in---treatment for several more families.
>        It keeps me off the streets and away from evil companions.
>            Art
>
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