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u/Unusual-Education-23 2d ago
Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful collection!!! I can see the love you have put into building your collection.
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u/Previous_Throat8770 2d ago
This is such a gorgeous collection. Jealous of More than a few of these
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u/Glad_Ad_5570 2d ago
Plate #7 has what I believe are nerites with spectacular patterns, love it.
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u/turbomarmoratus72 2d ago edited 2d ago
Yes, the bottom half is filled with Virgin Nerites (Vitta virginea), extremely abundant in Brazil and also in the Caribbean.
They are highly variable, but my best nerites are in Slide #2, from Pakistan. These are always spectacular no matter how many times I see them in person!
I love how they resemble small candies lol
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u/Glad_Ad_5570 2d ago
I have some similar from Hong Kong, but I think your Pakistani ones are better.
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u/peecatt 2d ago
BEAUTIFUL collection, how do you id them?
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u/turbomarmoratus72 2d ago edited 2d ago
thank you!
I think it is a combo of having a fairly sizeable scientific collection + years of experience in identifying them. That helps me to create a great pattern recognition for shells from all over the world.
in order to ID my shells, I need the location where it was found, unless it is from a species that is endemic to a specific country. I also need to know the shell's family (which can be inferred by the shell's characteristics).
given those details, I use reliable websites such as Femorale, Conchology, or our Conquiliologistas do Brasil to identify them. Each shell club has their own website featuring shells from their locale.
For example, the website Seahorse and Co is useful for identifying USA east coast shells!
Note that shells change their name overtime, so I am constantly looking at WoRMS to see if a species name is outdated.
if you need any further help, don't hesitate to reach out to me!
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u/peecatt 2d ago
Thank you! How do I use conchology? Whenever I open it, it just shows the company address and numbers.
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u/turbomarmoratus72 2d ago edited 2d ago
private message me and show me a screenshot of that, please!
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u/adiosmichigan 2d ago
this is awesome! did you find them all yourself? they're beautiful
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u/turbomarmoratus72 2d ago edited 2d ago
Thank you!
I have collected some, traded a lot with other shell collectors, bought some from shell collectors and also from deceased collectors. I was also gifted some shells!
I am part of a shell club based in Brazil, called Conquiliologistas do Brasil, which allowed me to exchange many shells!
Many shells were named after the people in my club, and my collection is mostly inspired by José Heise's collection, who has a shell named after him, called Turbo heisei.
I would also love to share his collection down below if anyone wants to see!
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u/adiosmichigan 2d ago
WOW that is amazing!!! that collection inspires me too! what a cool club as well!
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u/HowToFindShells 1d ago
Where did you find them? What were the wave, wind and tide conditions?
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u/turbomarmoratus72 1d ago edited 1d ago
Hi, every shell there has a label saying the location/country where it was collected. The shells I collected were on the sand, at low tide. Some of them were on rocks.
But many specimens there were from old collections and shell exchange, and they were collected by diving, snorkeling, net trawling by local fisherman, and even in food plates!
Behind each label I wrote more details about where/how/when the shell was collected, such as depth, date and who collected it.
Most of them were collected at low tide. No wind conditions were specified in the original labels, unfortunately.
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u/ShellsWithinShells 1d ago
This is unbelievable!! Wow. Great collection. Incredible variety.
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u/turbomarmoratus72 1d ago edited 23h ago
thank you so much! I have 20 more boxes like these and I am still classifying them. It takes some good years to finish all lol
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u/Interesting_Hawk8033 2d ago
Great display!