Chris, glad to see you on Conch-L and welcome.  Good luck in straightening
out the tuns.  I have been stumbling through the Neritidae for the last
couple of years and find the family more messed up the more I learn!  As for
the west Mexico nerites - I agree with the need to throw some in a bag and
there are some real beauties in that region.  But what I need for my project
are freshwater nerites from Indonesia.  So we need someone to vacation to
the swamps, streams and rivers of Indonesia!!  Come on, how much salt water
does anyone really need to see anyway?

Again welcome to the list.  For those Conch-Lers who do not know, Chris can
really help out with questions on the Tonnidae and the Cassidae.

Tom Eichhorst in New Mexico, USA


Hello Ellen,

I'm new in the Conch-L (only just suscribed), but not new in the shell
world.
If your family can get a hold of some nerita, and throw tham in a bottle of
strong, colorless alcohol, I know quite a few people who will be very
interested in them.
Nerites can be found on rocks at low tide, so that shouldn't be too
difficult, even for archeologists.

Hope this helps,

Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ellen Bulger" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 9:13 PM
Subject: Mexico Questions


>
> I have family who are going to vacation in Oaxaca. They are archeologists,
> but plan to spend some time at the shore. I've been trying to convince
them
> that shells are as fascinating as pot shards. Their coastal traveling will
be
> between Puerto Escondido and Puerto Angel.
>
> Does anyone have any shelling suggestions I can pass along to them?
>