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MICROMOLLUSKS
HI, What s Happening ?
My wife and I are charter members of the San Antonio Shell Club founded in
1955. We have a sizable
collection of shells from all over the world BUT my passion for 35 years has
been MICROMOLLUSKS.
I use a simple 30 power sterio microscope, which I have modified to receive a
Pentax MX 35 mm
camera for photographing micromolusks.
Collection: My collection consists of 55 species of mollusks that range in
size from .25 to 4 mm. I
don t keep any specimens larger than 4mm in length. I store the shells in
3/4" x 3/4" x 3/4" clear
plastic boxes that can be found at any CONTAINER STORE at reasonable prices.
I have not been
able to identify all of the species. Some are protoconchs and some have yet
to be classified. My MM
have been recovered from Grunge (beach wash) that I have collected, or have
been given, from the
Atlantic, Pacific, Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean
Photographing:: I have photographed my entire collection so that I and others
may enjoy it without
having to use the scope. To exhibit their size, I photograph all species on a
1 mm square grid. Any
photographic supply house can help you in adapting a 35 mm camera to your
microscope. I mount
my flash attachment on a stand, twenty four inches, (at a 45 degree angle)
from the subject. Using
a bulb open , manual flash , bulb close procedure seems to be the best.
Most of my specimens come from the Port Aransas, Texas area. I can scan
any of my pictures
to 3 1/2 floppys for attaching to E-Mail letters. I normally scan in
Bitmap format but most
people would rather receive in JPEG or whatever, let me know.
My daughter, Pamela, ([log in to unmask]) is also an avid collector and has an
extensive collection
from all over the world.
Hope to see you soon. Bill
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