Han Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 (edited) Attached some pictures of my collection of fossil and recent mollusks, most stored in drawers. When I started in 1988, I collected all kinds of mollusks, but some years ago I only worked with the superfamily Stromboidea, with families like Aporrhaidae, Strombidae, Rostellariidae, Stuthiolariidae and others. See the website http://www.stromboidea.de/?n=Main.HomePage The room where my collection and part of my library is stored, is also the place where I am working on my Stromboidea (and sometimes other mollusks). Han Edited June 10, 2011 by Han 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Hi, Woh ! :startle: Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 i'm thinking it's a good thing you finally specialized. i've started to specialize in trying not to take home fossils unless they leap into my pocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullsnake Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 I don't usually use texting lingo, but...OMG!!! :bow: Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paco Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Greetings Mr.Conchologist, your collection looks great (that is meant literally, too :-) You should know about Molluscs that is clear. I'll take that in consideration next time when "arguing" on classification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paco Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 I have a couple of questions for you. -As you are, as it seems, an expert on molluscs please see this topic I created: " http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php/topic/21671-coming-back-on-dermal-denticles/ " and let me know, could these things I find be gastropod oppercula of some kind? Or any other molluscan "equipment"? -And the second one (this came up looking at your collection photos): do you have any Conomurex shells in your collection from the Mediterranean? You know they have already reached mainland Greece via the Suez channel, I found a "healthy population" near Nafplion on the Peloponesian penninsula some years ago. Thank you in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 I am stunned at the extent and curation of your collections <The Force is strong in this one; knows something he does!> "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nala Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Very impressive thanks to share! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Very very impressive! The organization of your collection makes it a thing of great beauty, and I am sure a great resource for research. I really like the drawers you use, is there a commercial supplier who might be active in the US? You must have a small fortune invested in cabinets, specimen boxes etc. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Han Posted June 10, 2011 Author Share Posted June 10, 2011 (edited) Paco! I know the Conomurex persicus is in the Mediterranean for several years. In my collection I have Conomurex persixus from Greece, several locations, most of them Rhodos (Plinthos and Dodekanesos) I have them also from Turkey and several other locations. When you find them, most of the time these are huge populations. More information about this species you can find on my site: http://www.stromboidea.de/?n=Species.ConomurexPersicus There you can find a picture of a Mediterranean C. persicus of Gero Moosleitner. Mine are not on our (Ulrich Wieneke and me) site yet, because I am working on the pictures I made of the Stromboidean type species in the MNHN in Paris. A picture of some Conomurex species you can find in the picture gallery of this topic. Right below you see C. persicus from the Mediterranean Edited June 10, 2011 by Han Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vecino from Spain Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 You don´t have a collection.. it is a museum¡¡ Someday I will be a fossil too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vertman Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Absolutely OUTSTANDING! Thank you for letting us see that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Han Posted June 11, 2011 Author Share Posted June 11, 2011 This morning I made some pictures of other drawings in my collection. I photograped two of my Cardiidae drawers, Polyplacophora and Gastropods. Of the gastropods I made pictures of some of my Haliotidae, Fissurellidae, Xenophoridae and a few of my Cypraeidae drawers. My black boxes are marine, recent and blue boxes are fossil. If you want to see more, let me know. regards, Han Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Han Posted June 11, 2011 Author Share Posted June 11, 2011 Some more drawers with gastropods. This time Ovulidae, Buccinidae, Fasciolariidae, Turridae (most fossil), Unionidae. Agains some Strobidae. As you see all my Stromboidea (Aporrhaidae, Rostellariidae, Strombs and others) are in plastic boxes, except some very big ones. I also took some pictures of mollusks I found in Balhaf, Yemen, Gulf of Aden that I still have to sort out. It is a hard job, especially the minute shells. There almost no publications from this area. The 2 big fossil Strombs I got recently from Java, Indonesia. The are from the Miocene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Some more drawers with gastropods. This time Ovulidae, Buccinidae, Fasciolariidae, Turridae (most fossil), Unionidae. Agains some Strobidae. As you see all my Stromboidea (Aporrhaidae, Rostellariidae, Strombs and others) are in plastic boxes, except some very big ones. I also took some pictures of mollusks I found in Balhaf, Yemen, Gulf of Aden that I still have to sort out. It is a hard job, especially the minute shells. There almost no publications from this area. The 2 big fossil Strombs I got recently from Java, Indonesia. The are from the Miocene. Hey Han! Fascinating collection in extension and quality and surprisigly organized :wub: Neat job in total. Congratulations and thanks for giving the chance of admiring it I think that a seperate presentation (if possible) would show in detail the amazing beauties your drawers contain Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Han Posted June 11, 2011 Author Share Posted June 11, 2011 Astro, Good idea. Will make pictures of some beauties of my collection the coming days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vecino from Spain Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 we are impatient for seeing that ¡¡ Someday I will be a fossil too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkfoam Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Han, Great collection! Great labels, its really nice to see. JKFoam The Eocene is my favorite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Han... Fabulous collection... and a brilliant setup for keeping them... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Very impressive and thorough! Looking forward to more! Best wishes, Roger Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida Fossils Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Simply unbelievable. This collection has no words to describe it! I myself am a vertebrae kind of guy, but this collection made me go nuts! It is phenomenal. I have never seen anything like this except for museums and even then, it sometimes isn't this organized and full! I bet you are so proud and you should be. This post has inspired me. Thank you for sharing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Han Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 Thanks for the compliments. Soon I will share more drawers with you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenocidaris Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Hello Han, Amazing quantity and quality and a beautifull presentation! Sincerely, Bram Fossils: a way of life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paco Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Fantastic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowsharks Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Han, where did you get all the drawers? Are they cabinets or do they stack on top of each other? Truly amazing. What you have there is what most of us collectors wish we had...someday, maybe someday I'll have something similar. Daryl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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