Harry,
So sorry to hear of the water damage to your library.
Steven
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Harry G. Lee
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 5:08 PM
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Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] "Rare Shells" - the winner?
I'm afraid this will be unlikely.
My shell room took a bad hit from Tropical Storm Debby, and half my library
wasnder water for over 12 hours.
Sorry,
Harry
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>From: Karlynn Morgan <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Jun 26, 2012 6:40 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] "Rare Shells" - the winner?
>
>Harry,
>After you return home, could you list the 31 species nominated via
>Conch-L for those of us who have not seen the entire list? Thanks,
>Karlynn
>NC-USA
>
>On 6/26/2012 6:20 PM, Harry G. Lee wrote:
>> Dear Michael,
>>
>> The symposium went from 9:15 to noon on Friday 6/22/12 and featured
>> presentations by:
>>
>> * Ed Tory on his collection of Peter Dances's 50 rare shells.
>> * A. Peter Dance (by Skype from his library in Carlisle, England) -
>> an epilogue 43 years after /Rare Shells/.
>> * Richie Goldberg on what is a rare shells?
>> * Don Pisor on WRS (an example of infraspecific rarity).
>> * Jay Cordeiro on biological and conservation perspectives on
>> molluscan rarity.
>> * Me, batting clean-up and trying to contrast the Dance paradigm
>> with contemporary viewpoints. A vote for the sudiences's favorite
>> of (a) the 31 species nominated through Conch-L exercise and of
>> (b) the 50 treated in/Rare Shells/ concluded the session.
>>
>> Later in the day I announced the election results:
>>
>> * There were 54 ballots returned
>> * Among the contemporary species, 18 received at least one
>> vote./Sphaerocypraea incomparabilis/ was the clear winner with 16
>> ballots cast. A distant second was /Pholadomya candida/ (5 votes).
>> * Among Peter's Rare Shells species /Pholadomya candida/ (12) was
>> head-and-shoulders above the 18 species receiving votes. Trailing
>> at second was /Perotrochus quoyanus/, with 4 votes.
>> * Thirty-one species received one or two votes., which underscores
>> the new/old maxim that rarity is in large part in the eye of the
>> individual collector.
>>
>> Respectfully submitted,
>> Harry Lee, moderator
>>
>>
>> On 6/26/2012 5:46 PM, Michael Small wrote:
>>> Harry,
>>>
>>> For the edification of the rest of us who were not in Philadelphia,
>>> what ever happened at your highly anticipated "Rare Shells" panel?
>>>
>>> Please enlighten.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Michael
>>>
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>> Jacksonville, FL 32210-5813
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