Dear Andrew,

Not many decades ago I made many fine specimen acquisitions within those
hallowed walls (the AMNH museum shop), but, alas, the best one can do
nowadays is a shell tie or a porcelain snail unless there's a good book or two.

Harry


At 10:15 AM 7/12/2005, you wrote:
>Hi Alex,
>
>Collecting is not allowed inside the American Museum of Natural History.
>
>Andrew
>
>Andrew K. Rindsberg
>Geological Survey of Alabama
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Conchologists List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Alex
>Menez
>Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 6:09 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: New York and snails and slugs
>
>
>Hi
>
>In October I'll be spending about a week in New York. Time is limited but I
>wanted to have a snoop around and get some idea of what the land molluscs
>are about there.
>
>(1) any recommended areas for a look at living molluscs?
>(2) somewhere to see collections (I'm going to the American Museum of
>Natural History anyway)?
>(3) guide on land molluscs of New York?
>(4) collecting restrictions?
>
>Thanks
>
>Alex

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