What about Strombus scalariformis? As R. Tucker Abbott put it in Kingdom of the Seashell, Strombus scalariformis is "Known from only one specimen. It was described in 1833 and has not been found since, perhaps because it is a freak". Regards, James ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]