Rare shells are rare only because their habitat is relitively unknown. In order to be a living creature at all, there have to be enough of you to reproduce. Once it is discovered where you live, frequent, or hang out, you are no longer as rare as once thought. I believe it was Norm Pashible (sp) who tracked down the once rare Gloria Maris. I once tracked down a racoon---but ended up feeding him day-old bread.
Art
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---- Peter Egerton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Yes, that was my first seashell book. I remember looking at the rare
> cowry, cone and volute pages and thinking I would never ever own one
> of them. Now I have Cypraea guttata (that book said there were only 4
> known specimens!), Cypraea aurantium, Volutoconus bednalli and Conus
> bengalensis. Wow! Times do change.
>
> Peter
>
>
>
> At 07:10 PM 30/01/2006, you wrote:
> >An interesting barometer to judge a "popular" selection of truly
> >rare shells is by Abbott's golden guide "Seashells of the
> >World". How many collectors actually have all of the species
> >depicted in this innocent little novice's "field guide"? Figured
> >there are many of the classic rarities. I never thought that I
> >would see the day that a Cypraea fultoni, leucodon, broderipii or
> >armeniaca would ever be offered--regularly now--on dealers' lists!
> >But they are-- and relatively affordable, too! I am surprised at
> >the species that remain such a challenge to acquire. Morum
> >exquisitum stands out.
> >
> >
> >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
> >Tel 215-405-5096
> >Fax 215-299-1170
> >Secretary, American Malacological Society
> >On the web at www.malacological.org
> >
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