Dr. Harry Lee, I wish I had the others, recently became interested in the
uniondae as fresh water mussels are becoming extinct at an alarming rate. I
am  mainly intrested in aquiring a collection of these before they're gone.
I plan to use the talents I've learned in trading to amass a big enough
collection so as to be able to present the whole to a museum where they can
be studied long after the wild species have died out. I mainly collect
conus and wil give up rare cones to aquire these extinct uniondae. Unlike
marine mollusca the fresh water bivalves have their beauty hidden
inside....Any suggestions even how abscure would be helpful. I plan to
obtain some ohio species very soon and if I get doubles I would certainly
forward extras to you if you are interested. Mark Bethke
 
At 06:27 PM 1/26/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Dear Ferreter,
>
>I have been looking for these species for 35 years.  Still no luck.
>Although extinct, there were plenty collected in the last century.  By your
>omission of about six other congeners considered extinct, you imply they're
>in your collection.  Is that so?
>
>Harry
>
>
>At 11:10 AM 1/26/98 -0500, you wrote:
>><fontfamily><param>Times New Roman</param><bigger>I am looking for the
>>following fresh water bivalves and would like to trade or exchange marine
>>gastropods or bivalves.
>>
>>
>>Epioblasma flexuosa (Rafinesque, 1820) - Leafshell
>>
>>Epioblasma personata (Say, 1829) - Combshell
>>
>>Epioblasma phillipsii (Conrad, 1835) - Conrad's Riffleshell
>>
>>Epioblasma propinqua (Lea 1857) - Tennessee Riffleshell
>>
>>Epioblasma sampsonii (Lea, 1861) - Wabash Riffleshell
>>
>></bigger></fontfamily>
>>
>Harry G. Lee
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>Suite 500, 1801 Barrs Street
>Jacksonville, FL  32204
>U. S. A.    904-384-6419
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