To Art and others interested
Yes we consider the two mentioned shells, (pernobilis and turbinum) as
still being considered rare, in fact we won "shell of the Show" last year
and year before with them...(North Carolina Shell Show) and now have one we
think also fits this category to enter this coming year. We have had it for
several years but didnt really know its scarcity until it showed up in the
Nov./Dec. Sydney Sheller . Its Kapala kengrahami Ponder, 1982. As you say
it may not be all that rare to some but is a little on the expensive side.
Mique Pinkerton.......
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Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 9:35 PM
Subject: Re: Rarities
> Dear Paul;-
> Among the Epitoidae, I suggest the St. pernobilis and turbinum as
qualifying for rarity. At least damn expensive.
> Art
>
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> ---- Paul Callomon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Dear Colleagues,
> >
> > I am getting up a piece of work that concerns rare shells - the
classical rarities such as the Golden Cowrie that are no longer very scarce,
and those species that still are. Limited as my knowledge of these things
is, I thought I'd ask any interested conchlers to send me their list of the
top five great rarities in the shell world right now, with supporting
evidence (current prices, number of specimens known to exist etc.) The only
limitation is that the shell must be over an inch in size, so things like
Pluviostilla, while weird and beautiful, won't qualify.
> > The reward for your toil will be some form of acknowledgement in the
final product.
> >
> > Saraba,
> > PC.
> >
> > Paul Callomon
> > Collections Manager
> > Malacology, Invertebrate Paleontology and General Invertebrates
> > Department of Malacology
> > Academy of Natural Sciences
> > 1900 Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103-1195, USA
> > Tel 215-405-5096
> > Fax 215-299-1170
> > Secretary, American Malacological Society
> > On the web at www.malacological.org
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