Damn, Harry. What a horrible thing to happen to one of the finest shell
libraries around. I am very sorry to hear that news.
Tom
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From: "Harry G. Lee" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 4:07 PM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] "Rare Shells" - the winner?
> I'm afraid this will be unlikely.
>
> My shell room took a bad hit from Tropical Storm Debby, and half my
> library wasnder water for over 12 hours.
>
> Sorry,
> Harry
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: Karlynn Morgan <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Jun 26, 2012 6:40 PM
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] "Rare Shells" - the winner?
>>
>>Harry,
>>After you return home, could you list the 31 species nominated via
>>Conch-L for those of us who have not seen the entire list?
>>Thanks,
>>Karlynn
>>NC-USA
>>
>>On 6/26/2012 6:20 PM, Harry G. Lee wrote:
>>> Dear Michael,
>>>
>>> The symposium went from 9:15 to noon on Friday 6/22/12 and featured
>>> presentations by:
>>>
>>> * Ed Tory on his collection of Peter Dances's 50 rare shells.
>>> * A. Peter Dance (by Skype from his library in Carlisle, England) -
>>> an epilogue 43 years after /Rare Shells/.
>>> * Richie Goldberg on what is a rare shells?
>>> * Don Pisor on WRS (an example of infraspecific rarity).
>>> * Jay Cordeiro on biological and conservation perspectives on
>>> molluscan rarity.
>>> * Me, batting clean-up and trying to contrast the Dance paradigm
>>> with contemporary viewpoints. A vote for the sudiences's favorite
>>> of (a) the 31 species nominated through Conch-L exercise and of
>>> (b) the 50 treated in/Rare Shells/ concluded the session.
>>>
>>> Later in the day I announced the election results:
>>>
>>> * There were 54 ballots returned
>>> * Among the contemporary species, 18 received at least one
>>> vote./Sphaerocypraea incomparabilis/ was the clear winner with 16
>>> ballots cast. A distant second was /Pholadomya candida/ (5 votes).
>>> * Among Peter's Rare Shells species /Pholadomya candida/ (12) was
>>> head-and-shoulders above the 18 species receiving votes. Trailing
>>> at second was /Perotrochus quoyanus/, with 4 votes.
>>> * Thirty-one species received one or two votes., which underscores
>>> the new/old maxim that rarity is in large part in the eye of the
>>> individual collector.
>>>
>>> Respectfully submitted,
>>> Harry Lee, moderator
>>>
>>>
>>> On 6/26/2012 5:46 PM, Michael Small wrote:
>>>> Harry,
>>>>
>>>> For the edification of the rest of us who were not in Philadelphia,
>>>> what
>>>> ever happened at your highly anticipated "Rare Shells" panel?
>>>>
>>>> Please enlighten.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>>> Michael
>>>>
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