>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?
>
>Regards,
>Roma
 
Roma,
        My wife is a collector of shells.  She has no interest in the
scientific data tags and computer organization that I make.  She is a
collector.  Is she a malocologist?  I think not.  Is she a conchologist?  I
don't know.  Am I more of a collector than she?  Do you have to be in a
club, organization or share your shells?  I think that each of us draws a
line on what is a shell collector.  What is your opinion and how broad do
you want your study to be?
        Dan Yoshimoto
 
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