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>Dear Friends
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>can anyone tell me the difference between malacologist
>and conchologist, please ?
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>As I know in Italian language there is only one word to
>translate either the above : malacologo.
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>Thanks in advance.
>
>Ciao!!
>
>Maurizio
>from Italy.
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>Da: Dan Yoshimoto [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
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>Roma,
> My wife is a collector of shells. She has no interest in the
>scientific data tags and computer organization that I make. She is a
>collector. Is she a malocologist? I think not. Is she a conchologist? I
>don't know. Am I more of a collector than she? Do you have to be in a
>club, organization or share your shells? I think that each of us draws a
>line on what is a shell collector. What is your opinion and how broad do
>you want your study to be?
> Dan Yoshimoto
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Maurizio,
A conchologist is one that studies shells (shapes, collors, etc.,
and a malocologist studies the animal, including the shell. This is the
way I understand the terminology.
Ciao! Dan Yoshimoto (conchologist)
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