Kim C. Hutsell wrote:
>
> Alan,
>
> Thanks for posting the award winners at the St. Louis show.  I was
> especially happy to see that Karen Couch got the COA trophy.
>
> For anyone who hasn't seen Karen's new book, An Illustrated Guide to
> the Unionid Mussels of Kansas, whether you're interested in freshwater
> mollusks or not, this is an outstanding work and the color illustrations
> (all done by Karen) are exquisite!  Check it out.
>
> K. Hutsell
>
> Alan Gettleman wrote:
> >
> > Dear Shelling Friends,
> >
> > "Just got back from Illinois,
> >  Locked the front door, oh boy" CCR
> >
> > The Greater St. Louis Shell Club hosted their biennial shell show this
> > past weekend at the Chesterfield Mall in Chesterfield, Mo.  Scientific
> > judges were Emilio Garcia, Ph.D.,from Lafayette, LA, and Kevin
> > Sunderland and Linda Sunderland from Sunrise, FL.
> >
> > A few of the winning displays were:
> >
> > DuPont Trophy: Mrs. Frieda Schilling, St. Louis, MO for
> > "Introduction           to Land Shells"
> >
> > COA Trophy: Mrs. Karen Couch of Olathe, KS for "Fresh Water Mussels:
> > Canaries in a Coal Mine."
> >
> > St. Louis Award: Mrs. Kathy Krattli of O'Fallon, MO for "Family
> > Neritidae."  The St. Louis Award was the presented this show for the
> > most excellent exibit under ten feet in length.
> >
> > Display Techniques Trophy: Mrs. Carol Bodine of Michigana Shores, IN for
> > "The Money Cowry."
> >
> > Most Beautiful Shell Trophy: Mrs. Ethel Gettleman of Granite City, IL
> > for "Colors of Shells" This display also won the "Exhibitor's Favorite
> > Trophy." voted by the exhibitors.
> >
> > Shell of the Show: Frank Frumar of Kirkwood, MO for Fasciolaria lilium
> > 'bullisi' Lyons, 1972 from off the Dry Tortugas, FL.
> >
> > Self Collected Shell of the Show: Craig Caddigan of FL for Gaza superba
> > 'cubana' Clench & Aguayo, 1940 from off Southwest Cay, isla de Guanaja,
> > Bay Islands.
> >
> > The show had exibitors from five states.  The Greater St. Louis Shell
> > Club, draws its membership from the metropolitan St. Louis area of
> > Missouri and neighboring Illinois.  The club,the first to have shell
> > shows in the mid-west, has sponsored shows since 1960.
> >
> > Alan Gettleman
> > Merritt Island, FL
 
Could someone provide the common name of the Gaza superba'cubana' listed
in the St. Louis Shell show results, and are their any photographs
(jpg/gif) available & refs.??  Thanks, Michael Huggins