>By the way, I also bought a nice Thatcheria mirabilis from the same seller >for US$4.50. It is 73mm, trawled in 145m off Okiniwa, Japan in 1983. I know >that this was one of those "once" moderately rare and coveted shells, but >not so any more. How much are they worth these days? Maybe I got a good >bargain with this one too. >Kindest regards from Kiwiland. >Barbara Jouvernaux I tried to look up your new shell, but couldn't find it so far. What does a Thatcheria mirabilis look like? Thanks! ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com