Welcome Mr. Sanpanich!
Cladistic analysis sounds very interesting.  My experience as an amatuer has
been that most taxonomy of shells is based on the physical characteristics
of the shells.  There seems to be much work to be done to determine if the
genetic characteristics of a particular shell species support it's taxonomic
placement based purely on physical characteristic of the shell.   Glad to
have you on Conch-L and please keep us updated on what you are finding in
your research.
 
Beth
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From: Kitithorn Sanpanich <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Saturday, December 12, 1998 5:19 AM
Subject: [CONCH-L] Introduce myself to all.
 
 
>Hello all CONCH-L members
>
>This is the second time that I join in this member again. I am Mr.
>Kitithorn Sanpanich, I am working as a marine biologist at the Institute
>of Marine Science, Burapha University, Chonburi, Thailand. My interest
>field is on marine mollusc taxonomy both on bivalves and gastropods but
>more emphasize on bivalves. Now I plan to study the use of cladistic
>analysis on taxonomy in marine bivalves especially in Veneridae and
>Pteriidae. So if there are somebody who interest in this topic or
>expertize in using cladistic analysis on marine molluscs please contact
>me, because I am newly on this field (cladistic analysis) I think it
>would be my pleasure.
>To anybody who interest in the taxonomy of marine bivalves in Thailand
>(external part) can contact me, I think I will help you as much as I
>could.
>
>Kitithorn Sanpanich
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