I apologize for the serious delay in reporting the results of the Philadelphia Shell Show. Anyway, here are the winners of the major awards:
Shell of the show: Spondylus varius - Gene Everson
Self-Collected Shell of the show: Cymatium parthenopeum - Gene Everson
COA Award - Genus Turbinella - The Chank Shells - John & Dolly Schrecke
Dupont Trophy: Opercula - BJ & Lowel Bingham
Len Hill Award - Cerithiidae of the World - Gene Everson
Best Artistic: Tie between Mary S. Page (Sailor Valentine - Flower Basket) and Robert Reno (Painted Fountain)
Four Yard Wonder: Variability in Voluta verpertilio - Lester Ocasio
Best of Philly: Tom Grace - The Genus Haliotis
As for the question regarding the publication of Bill and Eleanor Marr's exhibit on the fossils from the Sarasota pits from 1998, I do not believe that they ever did publish it.
- Sarah
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Sarah R. Watson
Curatorial Assistant
Dept. of Malacology
Academy of Natural Sciences
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