helotype, not a shell type but that's me.

with best shelling greetings
Helmut from Innsbruck


Helmut Nisters
Franz-Fischer-Str. 46
A-6020 Innsbruck / Austria / Europe
phone and fax: 0043 / 512 / 57 32 14
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url: www.netwing.at/nisters/

or

Natural History Department of the
Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum Innsbruck
malacological collection
Feldstr. 11a
A-6020 Innsbruck / Austria / Europe
phone: 0043 / 512 / 58 72 86-37

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Yes, replying to "anon"s types, there are also others:

* halotype:  The quintessential angel wing
* prontotype: The shell that was named with minimal delay
* catatype: not the same family that conus mus is in.
* solotype - the shell that is named from just one specimen

- "Anon 2"

On Sat, 3 Jul 1999, Art Weil wrote:

> Not to belitle the discussion of types, but there are several other
> types worth mentioning that never get on labels:
>         1. Tintype: Photo of a Holotype
>         2. Toetype: Rare shell one stumbles on.
>         3. Sintype: Shell found at a nude beach when your wife thinks you are
> hard at work at the office.
>         4. Yentatype: Shell your mother-in-law gives you for Christmas.
>     I'm sure there are others.
>         Anon
>