Dear Allen,

You're making a very good point. But from my North Carolina shell-poor
perspective, Florida is VERY exotic!

Also, collectors must be open to collecting micros. I have no qualms about
that except for my middle-aging eyes.

David Kirsh
Durham, NC

> From: Allen Aigen <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 20:42:52 -0500
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: identifications, Florida species
>
> I added up the gastropods that do not have a good identification in Harry
> Lee's list of marine shells of northeast Florida (www.jaxshells.org).
> They comprise 79 of 539 species, or over 17%!  With all the time and
> attention given this list, I assume that the shells not identified will
> not be identified short of major monographs to straighten out the poorly
> understood names, still leaving many new names needed. And this is an
> area which has been explored and written about extensively.  You don't
> need to go to exotic locals to find new species!