DOMINIC RAWLINGSON PLANT wrote:
>
> My name is Dominic RAWLINGSON-PLANT.I am 57 years old and live in England.
> I have been diver and shell collector for over 30 years having started when
> I was in the military in Singapore in the mid 1960's.Then I also dived
> around Malaysia and Borneo.I have also been fortunate to spend time in
> Cyprus, Belize and New Zealand having also dived around much of Europe.More
> recently I have had 8 months in the Seychelles (Indian Ocean) instructing
> diving. This is also an excellent area to find shells.
> My main collecting interests are Cones and Cowries and I currently have
> over 100 species of each but I also have Strombidae, Cassidae, Muricidae
> and Volutidae.
> I have only recently aquired a computer and would welcome any advice on how
> to get my collection,currently held on cards, onto a database.I also need
> an abreviated form to print off the basic information onto labels for the
> specimens I have boxed.
> Look forward to communicating with you in the future.
>
> Dominic
 
Hi Dominic,
 
Just have a look at http://homepage.cistron.nl/~biosyssm for a good and
reliable database for your shellcollection.
 
Good luck,
 
Frederick Titselaar
Amsterdam