Tom,
Melanopsis  . . . hmmmm.  What is the geographically closest locality you
have for the genus to Pakistan (formerly West Pakistan, not Bangladesh)?  I
have seen records for southern Iran and Afghanistan.  After 3 field seasons
in Pakistan (whew, I could tell stories), I never got it, despite searches
in many springs, wadis, etc.  Just idle curiosity.  No hurry on an answer.
 
Schnoogies,
 
Kurt
 
At 07:29 AM 2/10/99 -0500, you wrote:
>I collect any FW molluscs, including foreign. I have ~400 sp of unionoids
>and ~400 gastropods in my synoptic collection (I specialize in Melanopsis).
>I am a hobbyist fortunate enough to fool people into thinking I'm a
>professional and actually paying me to play with shells.
>
>I have a federal permit for my USFWS region. State permits vary from year
>to year, but usually OH, MI, IN, PA, NC. These typically include amendments
>to collect state endangered species.
>
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