Dear Paul;-
   Among the Epitoidae, I suggest the St. pernobilis and turbinum as qualifying for rarity. At least damn expensive.
      Art


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---- Paul Callomon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> I am getting up a piece of work that concerns rare shells - the classical rarities such as the Golden Cowrie that are no longer very scarce, and those species that still are. Limited as my knowledge of these things is, I thought I'd ask any interested conchlers to send me their list of the top five great rarities in the shell world right now, with supporting evidence (current prices, number of specimens known to exist etc.) The only limitation is that the shell must be over an inch in size, so things like Pluviostilla, while weird and beautiful, won't qualify.
> The reward for your toil will be some form of acknowledgement in the final product.
>
> Saraba,
> PC.
>
> Paul Callomon
> Collections Manager
> Malacology, Invertebrate Paleontology and General Invertebrates
> Department of Malacology
> Academy of Natural Sciences
> 1900 Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103-1195, USA
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