MW8 visual:MW8 ART 25/10/2009 11:22 Page 1 planning to attend either of these 68490 Ottmarsheim, France including proceedings and coffee sessions (01747 860146 home). breaks, is c 120.00 ( c 50,00 for Site maps and more information ANNUAL GERMAN students) after 30.06.05. contents on the species, and also B&B SHELL FAIR Sept. 24-25 BSCC SHELL SHOW 2 details, if required, will be Oehringen, Germany; KULTURA October 29 2005 Society information provided in advance of the Hall, Herrenwiesenstr. 12; Kurt Napier Hall, Westminster London. meetings to those who contact Kreipl, Hoehenweg 6; D-74613 Society website Admission free the leader. Oehringen-Cappel, Germany 3 E-mail: meeresmuseum@t- British Shell Collector’s Club WKSHP – Saturday Sandwich Bay online.de Show is an opportunity to meet 26 November Field meeting Mollusc others and to seek advice from IV INTERNATIONAL Annual Molluscan Workshop experienced shell collectors. There Ron Boyce CONGRESS OF THE This meeting is being held by kind are displays for the prize EUROPEAN invitation of Judith Nelson at categories or in specialities such 4 MALACOLOGICAL Hilbre House, Pembroke Road, as shell art, shell postage stamps. Conservation News SOCIETIES Woking, Surrey GU22 7ED Marine freshwater and land October 10-14 2005 (01483 761210) from 10:00h specimens are shown. About 10 to 5-6 Naples – Italy prompt until approximately 15 shell dealers take table space Lower Windrush Valley 17:00h. Please note Hilbre is a Conference topics: for display and offer for sale shells Meeting non-smoking property • Molluscan Systematics to suit both beginner's and World David Long & Rosemary Hill ISSUE No.8 Those attending should please • Molecular Systematics and expert's budgets. bring a microscope and lamps (a Phylogeography of Molluscs Details of the competition 7 few microscopes are available if • Molluscan Reproduction and categories are as follows: Fanshells near JULy 2005 booked in advance), Petri dishes Development 1. One species Plymouth. or other dishes for sorting • Molluscan Ecology, 2. One genus or family Biodiversity and Conservation 3. British - includes marine, land Exotic species purposes, a fine water colour Mary Seddon paint brush (00), tweezers/forceps, • Molluscan Aquaculture and or freshwater dissecting tools, if possible an Exploitation 4. Foreign - includes marine, land 8-9 • Molluscan Paleontology or freshwater extension lead and/or double An Elusive Slug electric plug, books to help • Open session 5. Fossils 6. Themed exhibit - this year's David Long identification, and a packed lunch. Several poster sections will be theme: the author Gmelin Pond survey Coffee, tea and biscuits are organized. provided. 7. Shellomania - any entry that Peter & Pam Wilson The works presented at Congress does not fit into any of the As numbers for the workshop are will be published on Bollettino above categories 10-11 limited, please confirm any Malacologico, official journal of the 8. Junior - 16 and under Molluscs in Trinidad & booking made by 1 November so Società Italiana di Malacologia. The 9. Junior - 11 and under. that it can be checked whether Tobago manuscripts delivered within Open to the public Mike Rutherford there are any places vacant. Those October 14, after having been 10th PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL NOT confirming by 1 November refereed, will be published with SHELL SHOW 14 will be taken as not wishing to priority on the Congress Nov. 19-20 Prague, Czech Rep. Pearls of Wisdom attend and their place will go to Proceedings. The other works will MENZA CVUT, Jugoslavskych Jan Light someone else. No reminders will be included in the ordinary issues Partyzanu 3, Prague; Contact be given. of Bollettino Malacologico. Jaroslav Derka, Holeckova 51/370, 15 A fee of £5 will be charged to Abstracts must be submitted not 15000 Praha 5, Czech Republic Mystery object from cover expenses. Accommodation later than 30 July, 2005. Abstracts E-mail: [email protected] is available for anyone coming the bronze age. must be submitted not later than from a distance but is very Book auction 30 July, 2005. The registration fee, limited. PLEASE BOOK EARLY. Jan Light The programme for November 16-18 2005 is as follows but subject to Annual General Meeting South Wales change: mud snails [Lymnaeidae]. If you would like any other subject 8th April 2006 field meeting dealt with, please inform Judith by David Long 1 November. Members are reminded that they can nominate candidates 19-20 for election to the Council . Rule no 12. Candidates for NHM – Saturday 10 December Society records & 14:30h in the Demonstration nomination to Council shall be paid-up Members of the Worldwide web Room. Society when nominated and when the votes are counted Steve Wilkinson We welcome as Guest Speaker at the Annual General Meeting and shall be nominated by Trevor James from Monks Wood two Members. Nominations, other than those made by 21-22 on the subject of ‘The NBN Council, shall be sent in writing to the General Secretary at Uk BAP Steering network and wildlife recording’. least three months before the Annual General Meeting and Group meeting. 26th INTERNATIONAL shall be accompanied by a signed declaration of the UK BAP priority SHELLS & FOSSIL BOURSE candidate’s willingness to serve. species review 2005 Ottmarsheim, France Martin Willing Sept. 17-18 Note: Nominations must be received by the Hon General Salle Polyvalente 23-24 ISSN 1740-1070 Secretary for this particular Annual General Meeting not Rue de la Priscine Diary Michel Rioual 2 Rue des Vergers later than 30 November 2005. THE MAGAzINE OF THE CONCHOLOGICAL SOCIETy OF GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND 24 MW8 visual:MW8 ART 25/10/2009 11:22 Page 2 Editorial Margaritifera. Indeed, I was asked this week, A very interesting publication is Stephen “what is the point of Vertigo moulinsiana - Kellert’s ‘The Value of Life’ in which he I’m pleased to see so many field meeting what does it do?” Good question - its easy explores the attitudes of man towards animals Field meeting at reports in this issue of Mollusc World. This enough to trot out all the usual stuff about how and nature. The most important for the general exchange of information is important in raising its a good indicator species of the health of a populations of western cultures are strongly the profile of, and interest in molluscs as well wetland and how it has its part in ecosystem humanistic and moralistically influenced. as being of interest to the society’s functioning. However, does this actually mean Therefore as a scientific community we should Sandwich Bay, Kent membership. Which raises the question - are anything to the general public. After all what also consider such aspects into argumentation we doing enough to promote the importance of fraction of a percentage of the population is in addition to the scientific and ecological molluscs to the general public? ever going to see a Vertigo or a pearl mussel for arguments for securing mollusc biodiversity that matter. Try as we may there is always and conservation. There has been debate recently on the 5-6 June 2004 going to be a giant leap of getting over the justification of spending large sums of public Ian Killeen perception of “ugh, slimy creatures that eat my money on species such as Vertigo or lettuces”. Ron Boyce Mollusc World Society Notes Please pay by one of: Mollusc World is published 3 times a year by the Founded in 1876 the Sterling cheque drawn on a UK 1 A very enjoyable two-day field meeting opercularis, Laevicardium crassum, Conchological Society of Great Britain & Ireland at the Conchological Society of Great bank and made out to “The led by Eric Philp and based on the Cerastoderma edule, Ensis siliqua, Macoma end of March, July and November, and is issued free of Britain & Ireland is one of the Conchological Society” to Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory Trust balthica, Donax vittatus and Corbula gibba. charge to members. oldest existing societies devoted Honorary Membership Secretary: field centre at TR 355575 was held on 5- Further inland we found live Cochlicella to the study of molluscs. The Mike Weideli, 35 Bartlemy Road, 6 June 2004 in mostly brilliant weather. acuta, Cernuella virgata, Helix aspersa, Society promotes the study of Newbury, Berks., RG14 6LD. Tel: We invite all members to contribute to Mollusc World. We met at the field centre from where Cepaea hortensis, Pupilla muscorum, molluscs and their conservation 01635 42190, email: we were very kindly driven by the field Deroceras reticulatum, Cepaea nemoralis In addition to the traditional articles, field meeting through meetings, publications [email protected] centre warden Kevin Thornton and Monacha cantiana and dead shells of reports, diary of events and so on, we will be including and distribution recording features, profiles, news from recorders, and northwards to the old Princes Club Monacha cartusiana. One of the joys of schemes. The Society publishes Eurocheques are no longer identification keys. Do not feel that you have to write House to start our field work. this section of coastline was the Journal of Conchology (twice a accepted by UK banks. impressive range of flowering plants on long or full page articles. We would particularly year) and Mollusc World (three In tetrad 35P we found live Cochlicella the stabilised dunes, the most memorable welcome short pieces, snippets, pictures, observations, times per year). Sterling direct transfer in favour acuta and Cernuella virgata at the top of of these being the lizard orchid new records, book reviews, mollusc recipes, cartoons, of “The Conchological Society” the beach, while the shore yielded shells Himantoglossum hircinum and the requests for information - anything on molluscs! The Conchological Society of to National Westminister Bank of Diodora graeca, Gibbula cineraria, bedstraw broomrape Orobanche Mollusc World will become an important means of Great Britain & Ireland is plc, Bolton Branch, PO Box 2, Calliostoma zizyphinum, Tricolia pullus, caryophyllacea with its wonderful scent.