Thanks Russ,
 
Scouring the beaches of the Northeast US,  I discovered the secrets of
microshells.  As most collectors look for big shells,  getting down with the
sand opens a whole new world!
 
Can someone help me identify microshells I have found from Cape Cod
(Nantucket Sound). They are about 2-3 mm.  brown or grey, with at least 1 or
2 bands of white. The shape is like a Periwinkle.  They seem to be abundant,
but I can't find their host.  Is it sand granules, other mollusks, seaweed
or what?
 
Also, can someone identify a source manual(reference) that addresses
mircoshells?
-----Original Message-----
From: Ross Mayhew <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, March 24, 1999 8:49 PM
Subject: Microshells, fer sur!!
 
 
>        I must agree with Helmut - Microshells may be small in stature, but
are
>often Mighty in the sheer beauty of their forms, and in the case of the
>many mini-Mitrella i see in the tiny PI stuff i like to sort through so
>much, the patterns are often Awesome!!  Mini and micro-Turrids have to
>be the champions for form, and in a few spp, sculpture - and there a so
>many of them that the variety is a fabulous treat in itself.  If These
>chaps were a bit bigger, i guarantee that those shiny, egg-shaped things
>i sell so many of, would "exit, stage right" as the most-desired gang in
>the shell-world!.
>
>P.S.:  Congrats to Paul Drez for the "Olividae 101" on-line course!
>
>Mad about Micros,
>Ross.
>--
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