At 01:03 18-05-1998 +0400, you wrote:
>Dear Friends,
>
>in connect with my new project, "Who is Who in Russian
>Conchology/Malacology..." I have a question:
>
>Who is collector of shells?
>
>There is a many people, which has a few shells in home, (sometimes many),
>large and beauty, but without system, labels, determination...) I think, it
>is no collectors; but may be I'm not right?
>
>Yours opinion?
>
Dear Roma,
 
For me, everybody who collect shells is a collector. The purpose of the
collecting can be, of course, very differend. The most important purpose is,
for me, to enjoy it.
Only scientific's are collectors must be a joke.
Regards
Alex