Hi Charlie, I could not agree more. Especially any self collected shells! Regards, Simon Subject: Re: not perfect shells To me a less than perfect shell with complete data (locality, when collected, by whom, habitat, etc. etc.) is worth far more than a perfect shell without data. Regards, Charlie ................................................. Charlie Sturm Research Associate - Section of Mollusks Carnegie Museum of Natural History Pittsburgh, PA, USA Assistant Professor - Family Medicine Fellow-American Academy of Family Practice Fellow-Academy of Wilderness Medicine > Automatic digest processor <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------