Worldwide wrote:
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> Paul and other Olividae specialists:
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> There is a also a 38 year old mimeographed publication entitled "Catalogue
> of Recent and Fossil Olives" by John Q. and Rose L. Burch (Minutes of the
> Conchological Club of Southern California, #196, February 1960, pp. 46)
> which is an alphabetical species list of Olividae which includes original
> literature citations, designation of genera and synonyms. It is an
> immensely useful publication for the Olive specialist (though there are no
> illustrations). I wonder if any of our Conch-L members in southern
> California know if copies ever circulate?
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> Rich Goldberg
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Yes, Rich, I purchased a set of the Burch papers from Dick Petit last
year. They comprise a truly great research effort on the OLIVIDAE.
Winston