Conch-L ID Assistance Page

(Deep water, off Somalia, 1991. 13mm)

This is a list of helpful individuals who have volunteered to assist Conch-l members identify shells they just can't find in the literature they have access to, or are uncertain of (even WITH good literature, some shells simply defy classification!!). Usually they will require a photo or scan of the beastie in question - verbal descriptions are notoriously difficult, even for the "experts"! The best way is to simply send them the image, along with all the information you have - size, locality, habitat, etc. - it all helps.

Any errors on this page will be corrected when i find out about them - so don't be shy to scream about them!! (mail link)

Best and Brightest,
Ross Mayhew.

P.S.: A lot of families are yet to be represented - and more than one voluteer per family is not a bad thing either - so if you think you can be of some help, please give me a shout.

FAMILIES

Generalists (when nobody else can help, these brave souls will try!):Doug Shelton, Jeoff Macaulay, Paul Monfils

Fossils: David Campbell: For Cenozoic mollusc fossils on the Eastern Seaboard of the USA (like all those Florida pit-beasties!).

Ancylidae: Doug Shelton
Annulariidae: Tom Watters
Bulimulidae: Doug Shelton
Cancellariidae: Richard Petit
Cardiidae: Jan Johan ter Poorten
Cassidae: Doug Shelton, Kevin and David Monsecour
Camaenidae: Doug Shelton
Columbellidae: Kevin and David Monsecour
Conidae: Bill Fenzan
Costellariidae: E. Guillot de Suduiraut
Cypraeidae: Doug Shelton
Discidae: Doug Shelton
Epitoniidae: Lenny Brown, Art Weil
Eratidae: Charles Finley
Ficidae: Tom Eichhorst
Harpidae (including Morum): Kevin and David Monsecour, and Franck Frydman
Helicidae: Doug Shelton
Helminthoglyptidae: Doug Shelton
Hyriidae: Doug Shelton, Kevin Cummings
Lymnaeidae: Doug Shelton
Marginellidae: Jan Neefs
Melongenidae: Doug Shelton
Mitridae: E. Guillot de Suduiraut: (link to website)
Muricidae: Tom Watters
Mutelidae: Doug Shelton
Mycitopidae: Kevin Cummings
Mytilidae: Doug Shelton
Naticidae: Michael Hollmann
Neritidae: Tom Eichhorst
Olividae: Doug Shelton
Orthalicidae: Doug Shelton
Ovulidae: Charles Finley
Pectinidae: Jim Cordy, Doug Shelton
Pilidae (Ampullaridae): Doug Shelton
Planorbidae: Doug Shelton
Pleurotomaridae: Doug Shelton
Polygyridae: Doug Shelton
Pleuroceridae: Doug Shelton
Streptaxidae: Doug Shelton
Strombidae: Tom Eichhorst, Kevin and David Monsecour
Thiaridae: Doug Shelton
Tonnidae: Kevin and David Monsecour
Triviidae: Charles Finley
Trochidae: Dirk Stratmann, Doug Shelton
Unionidae: Doug Shelton, Kevin Cummings
Viviparidae: Doug Shelton
Volutidae: Jim Cordy, Doug Shelton
Xenophoridae: Tom Eichhorst, Harry Berryman
Zonitidae: Doug Shelton

Geographic Regions

Australia & New Zealand ("Australasia"):Patty Jansen

North America

Land Snails: Tom Watters
Fresh Water: Tom Watters
Eastern Canada and Gulf of Maine: Ross Mayhew

Carribean

All Families: Peggy Williams, Jim Cordy
Turridae: Peggy Williams, Doug Shelton (Gulf of Mexico)

Europe

Marine: Paolo G. Albano

Landsnails: Helmut Nisters (and he can also recommend people for other European molluscan taxa.)

Pacific/Australia

Landsnails: Jeoff Macaulay

New Zealand: Andrew Grebneff