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Page 2 Vol. 42, No. 4 In 1972, a group of shell collectors saw the need for a national organization devoted to the interests of shell collec- tors; to the beauty of shells, to their scientific aspects, and to the collecting and preservation of mollusks. This was the start of COA. Our member- AMERICAN CONCHOLOGIST, the official publication of the Conchol- ship includes novices, advanced collectors, scientists, and shell dealers ogists of America, Inc., and issued as part of membership dues, is published from around the world. In 1995, COA adopted a conservation resolution: quarterly in March, June, September, and December, printed by JOHNSON Whereas there are an estimated 100,000 species of living mollusks, many PRESS OF AMERICA, INC. (JPA), 800 N. Court St., P.O. Box 592, Pontiac, IL 61764. All correspondence should go to the Editor. 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Leal Bruce Neville ed by the University of Georgia) at: [email protected] Emilio Garcia Harry G. Lee G. Thomas Watters John Wolff Instructions for joining Conch-L are on the COA web site. December 2014 American Conchologist Page 3 Editor’s comments: This issue contains the In This Issue inserts for the 2015 COA Convention at Weston, Flo- Editor comments ----------------------------------------------- 3 rida, 14-19 July. You can also find all of the forms you need online at: www.conchologistsofamerica.org. Every SHELL COLLECTING IN CUBA: NOVEMBER 1930 convention is different and each offers something special (part 1) by Paul L. McGinty ---------------------------------- 4 to remember for years to come. Yes, the cost of airfare, hotel, meals, and conference registration would buy a lot Earliest human-modified shells ---------------------------- 15 of shells, but sometimes it is better to trade an interesting time and rich experience for those lumps of calcium (no Dealer Directory ---------------------------------------------- 16 matter how nicely sculptured or colored) to be put in a The noble volute (Cymbiola nobilis) of Vietnam drawer. And if you still have a few bucks to spare, the by Nguyen Ngoc Thach -------------------------------------- 18 COA Bourse is second to none in quantity and quality of shells. Come to Florida! The venue looks to be second The Masters Award trophy - a new design by to none and many of your friends will be there - some Donald Dan ---------------------------------------------------- 21 you have not yet met. We have a special treat in this issue that will A mystery solved by Emilio F. García & carry into the next two issues: an original, unpublished Emily H. Vokes ------------------------------------------------ 22 (until now) article on collecting in Cuba in the 1930s by Paul McGinty. This manuscript was recovered from a In memoriam -------------------------------------------------- 23 museum archive and transcribed by Dick Petit, cleaned up and clarified, where needed, by Drs. Emily Vokes and Heteromorph: The Rarest Fossil Ammonites, Nature at its Most Bizarre by Wolfgang Grulke Emilio García, and is presented here for COA readers. I (book review by Jose Leal) ---------------------------------- 24 hope you enjoy this window into the past. For the rest of the issue we have some amazing Texas Seashells - A Field Guide by John W. Tunnell, Jr., photos of Cymbiola nobilis from Vietnam by Dr. Thach, Noe C. Barrera, & Fabio Moretzsohn a muricid taxonomic mystery by Drs. Emily Vokes and (book review by Tom Eichhorst) --------------------------- 26 Emilio García, three book reviews, two COA Award shell show results, and Donald Dan’s listing of upcoming shell Biogeography and Biodiversity of Western Atlantic shows. The front and back covers are both showcases Mollusks by Edward J. Petuch for the amazing photographic skills of Charles Rawlings (book review by David P. Berschauer --------------------- 27 (not to mention his generous sharing of same with us). British Shell Collector’s Club Convention Finally, I had to hold back a couple of interesting articles 25 October 2014 - Essex ------------------------------------- 28 because of weight concerns with the convention inserts, but they will make the next issue. North Carolina Shell Show 20-21 September 2014 ----- 29 2015 Shell shows & related events by Donald Dan ----- 30 Tom Eichhorst Neptunea Award ---------------------------------------------- 31 Hugh J. Porter: Contributions to Malacology Front Cover: Ceratosotma foliatum (Gme- & the North Carolina Shell Club by lin, 1791), (leafy or foliate hornmouth, leafy Douglas A. Wolfe ---------------------------------------------- 32 murex, leafy thorn purpura), about 65mm in length, night off Catalina Island, California, USA, by Charles Rawlings, 2013. The colors can vary from white, to white with brown stripes, to solid brown, to brown with white “wings.” Back Cover: Neobernaya spadicea (Swainson, 1823), (chestnut cowrie), about 40 & 55mm in length, night off Catalina Island, California, USA, by Charles Rawlings, 2013. The only living species in the genus Liguus fasciatus archeri Clench, 1934, 62mm, Neobernaya and the only cowrie found on the west Pinar del Rio, Cuba. See more on Cuban landsnails coast of the USA. It is often seen with the mantle in the next issue of American Conchologist. retracted. Page 4 American Conchologist Vol. 42, No.
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    GASTROPOD AND BIVALVE MOLLUSCS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SEAGRASS BED AT MERAMBONG SHOAL, JOHOR STRAITS, MALAYSIA Gastropod and Bivalve Molluscs Associated with the Seagrass Bed at Merambong Shoal, Johor Straits, Malaysia Zaidi Che Cob1, Aziz Arshad2, Wan-Lotfi Wan Muda1 & Mazlan Abd. Ghaffar1 1 Marine Ecosystem Research Center (EKOMAR), School of Environmental and Natural Resource Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia 2Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia ABSTRACT Seagrass beds are important marine ecosystems that have high productivity and support a large number of marine animals. Surveys on mollusc fauna were conducted from November 2005 to January 2006, using both transect and quadrat methods. The seagrass bed ecosystem of the Merambong Shoal supports a high density of bivalves and gastropod molluscs. A total of 119 bivalves and 131 gastropods were sampled, with combined densities ranging from 0.49 – 1.39 ind/m2. Among the bivalves, the pen shell (Pinnidae) and the venus clams (Veneridae) were the most abundant and important groups. Within the gastropods, conch snails (Strombidae) were the most important, contributing more than 50% of all gastropods sampled. The Shannon-Weiner diversity indices were high, ranging from 2.17 to 2.75 for bivalves and from 1.77 to 2.52 for gastropods. The evenness index ranged from 0.75 to 0.87 for bivalves and from 0.57 to 0.64 for gastropods, while the richness index ranged from 3.21 to 4.87 for bivalves and from 2.57 to 4.59 for gastropods.
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