Maybe other people have better memories, but when I lay out a bunch of
very similar shells from different locations in order to be able to
compare, I am very happy that each one is numbered and can be put back
into the correct box.
Allen Aigen

On Wed, 8 May 2002 10:15:42 -0400 Kurt Auffenberg <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
> All I'll say about not numbering loose shells ......don't drop the
> specimen
> tray!  Or move it (or the cabinet) too vigorously as shells can
> develop a
> nasty habit of jumping from one container to another.....
>
> One alternative is to place each lot (one species from one locality
> collected at the same time) in a plastic vial or bag which is
> numbered...
>
> Kurtles
>
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