Marlo,

If the shell is not made by an animal, than by what?  A plant?  A fungus?

Tom E. in New Mexico, USA (where our shells are made by animals)


> If you check three correct answer you are an advanced collector.  (Correct
answers at bottom.)
>
> Shells are made by animals?  [  ]  Yes    [   ]  No
> Someone paints the colors on cones?   [  ]  Yes    [   ]  No
> Shells are only found in the ocean?   [  ]  Yes    [   ]  No
> Hermit crabs make their shells larger as they grow?   [  ]  Yes    [   ]
No
>
>
> Helmut Nisters wrote:
>
> > Dear Conchlers,
> >
> > can anybody explain me when somebody is an advanced collector. One who
has enough cash
> > to buy shells. So he can spends much cash / month for buying the most
beautiful shells or
> > then when somebody takes selfcollected material, make tradings, buying
seldom, eg.
> > How many species must have an advanced collector. How much material.
What is the
> > medium number of species (without to many subspecies and forms)  what
Conchlers have in their collection
> > with best shelling greetings
> > Helmut
> >
> > Helmut "Helix" Nisters
> > Franz-Fischer-Str. 46
> > A-6020 Innsbruck / Austria / Innsbruck
> > phone and fax: 0043 / 512 / 57 32 14
> > e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> > web:    www.netwing.at/nisters/
> >            (please visit it and sign guestbook)
> >
> > office:
> > Natural History Department of the
> > Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum Innsbruck
> > Feldstrasse 11 a
> > A-6020 Innsbruck / Austria / Europe
> > phone: 0043 / 512 / 58 72 86 - 37
>
> --
> Marlo
> Merritt Island, Florida
> [log in to unmask]
> no, no, no, no
>