>Dear Friends
>
>can anyone tell me the difference between malacologist
>and conchologist, please ?
>
>As I know in Italian language there is only one word to
>translate either the above : malacologo.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Ciao!!
>
>Maurizio
>from Italy.
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>Da:     Dan Yoshimoto [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
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>Roma,
>        My wife is a collector of shells.  She has no interest in the
>scientific data tags and computer organization that I make.  She is a
>collector.  Is she a malocologist?  I think not.  Is she a conchologist?  I
>don't know.  Am I more of a collector than she?  Do you have to be in a
>club, organization or share your shells?  I think that each of us draws a
>line on what is a shell collector.  What is your opinion and how broad do
>you want your study to be?
>        Dan Yoshimoto
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Maurizio,
        A conchologist is one that studies shells (shapes, collors, etc.,
and a malocologist studies the animal, including the shell.  This is the
way I understand the terminology.
        Ciao!           Dan Yoshimoto (conchologist)
 
 
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