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Re: R: filed lip
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Andrew Grebneff <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 15 Dec 2002 00:04:16 +1300
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>What a lot of rubbish this filed lip nonsense, if the specimen is new to
>your collection great. to get perfect specimens means overcollecting and
>possible elimination of the species, is this what you want? for goodness
>sake lets get to reality and be thankful if you can get a specimen for your
>collections which you do not have.
>
>Kev

How about a nice Spondylus with filed margins...

I would much rather my specimens have chips than filed lips. Period.
Even a "lip" which is 100% chip. I note that some dealers who claim
to not sell filed shells in fact do sell such...
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Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
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