Dear Karen -
 
It sounds like a book I would like to have, and probably there are others
who would also want it.  Could you please send the additional information
as to title, date of publication, publisher, etc. on Conch-L for the
benefit of everyone.   Thank you.
 
Betty Jean
 
 
 
 
At 10:46 AM 4/12/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi, David. This may not be what you need, or you may have found
>it already, but there is a wonderful book on the patterns in
>seashells and how they are created by Heinz Meinhert - a new
>edition just came out. It has some of the world's most beautiful
>shells and an analysis of their patterns - mathematically too.
>Great charts and photographs. ( I now have it at home from the
>library - let me know if you want rest of reference details).
>Among the shells pictured are oliva porphyria ( famous tent
>olive), thatcheri mirabilis (I understand many vote that as the
>most stunning shells), and many voluta species.
>
>- Karen VV