Dear all, I've just joined the listserve (which seems like a fantastic resource) so hello everybody! I was wondering if anyone could advise me on acquiring some bulk samples of specific European shells - the shells are needed for an academic project on ornamentation in prehistoric Europe, where we seem to see extremely constrained choices in which shell types were used. Notably, the following Atlantic and Mediterranean species appear hugely popular and were exchanged across large distances: Littorina obtusata Littorina saxatilis Nassarius gibbosulus Nassarius mutabilis Cyclope neritea Nucella lapillus Homalopoma sanguineum Pecten maximus I'm hoping to find someone willing to collect around 30-50 specimens of each and ship them to New York for a reasonable price. They do not have to be specimen quality, or even particularly good - in fact a representative sample of all types found washed up on shore would be best. Does anyone know of any shell collectors/dealers would might be interested? Any help would be very much appreciated! Best, John ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------