I emailed Dr. Harasewych about a couple of things and asked about the book as well.  It sounds as though the new camera is very helpful.  Here is his reply:

As for American Seashells, it is progressing, although not as rapidly as some would like.  I do have a day job that requires me to devote my time to research other than American Seashells.  In terms of geographic coverage, it will span San Diego northward, include Arctic Canada and Greenland, then down the coast around Florida and include the entire Gulf of Mexico to the tip of Yucatan.  Faunas of Cuba, the Bahamas and the rest of the Caribbean are not included.  Bathymetric distribution spans from the supratidal to 2000 m.
My guess is another 3 years before it is ready for the publisher.  What is occupying most of my time now is reshooting all of the images, which takes a lot of time.  I just got a new digital camera {Nikon D1} which speeds things up enormously.  The old Leaf Lumina took 3-12 minutes per exposure.
Cheers,
Jerry



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