Hi all; My name is Dave and I just joined the list last night. I have been a shell collector since the age of 16, now I'm 56, a long time. My collecting was curtailed for a while as I was raising my family, but not completely forgoten. While in college I learned to SCUBA dive, which on family vacations, I used to further my collection. Now that the kids are grown up and on their own and being single, I have returned whole heartily back to my shells. My collection consists mostly of California specimens, which has expanded to include Eastern Pacific and Hawaii, with some Indo-Pacific, and Florida thrown in. My current interests now are in Cyperea, Murex, and Terebra. Lately, I have been going hog wild on ebay. lol. Thanks for being here, and I look foward to your input and lively discussions. Dave ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------