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A collection of shells Each collection requires a certain technique. A proper classification and hence a good labeling contribute to a better overview and insight on the lifestyle great great uncle of the molluscs found or Mollusca.
Shells Collection great great uncle Not everyone understands the phenomenon gathering . As a child it was a way to avoid boredom and to acquire knowledge. Now, many years later, I gladly transferred this knowledge to my offspring. The shell collection now exceeds 35,000 copies. Collect great great uncle Techniques A proper way of building a collection of shells requires applying some techniques that give a certain scientific great great uncle value to a collection. This discipline starts on the beach, with the necessary tools consists of some plastic carrier bags, a small notepad and a pencil. The specimens found go together in a bag, with a note containing the following information: Name of the beach or nearby place. Date. Hours. Type of beach (sand, gravel, rock). Weather. Are the shells washed great great uncle up after a storm, it is important to mention this. An understandable mistake in the beginning is picking up the largest and most striking examples. It pays occasionally take, to later find out. Carefully what shell grit Often we find in this smaller species, great great uncle which in beauty and scientific value certainly not inferior to their larger peers. Also driftwood should be occasionally examined there as well that may be a source of interesting great great uncle discoveries. Living material or washed shells In the world of shell collectors are basically two schools. Some collect only living material, great great uncle with the reasoning great great uncle that these specimens show no damage. Others, including myself, focus on shells washed up dead. In my collection are not damaged units and also I think a collection is not so important that the sacrifice of life this is worth it. Moreover, I believe that the negative impact of humans great great uncle on the marine life is already big enough. So my hunt for live specimens I do only with my camera. Often multiple copies of a kind in my collection great great uncle for, finds from several seas. This gives an interesting picture of the distribution and often causes the difference in temperature between the different seas some variation in color and mature size. Classifying The science that the world of molluscs Mollusca examine is called malacology, which especially the way of life of this group of animals studied. The conchology is focusing on the study of the hard part of the mollusk, the shell of the cochlea. Molluscs include insects after the largest animal group in the world with about 100,000 species. There are new names added to this long list regularly. Seventy percent of the existing great great uncle species live around the archipelago of the Philippines. This does not change great great uncle the fact that within Europe is very much to collect. The shells world is divided into different classes and subclasses: The spiny molluscs (Aculifera), divided great great uncle into: Aplacophora (spiny shell-less molluscs), divided into Chaetodermomorpha (schildvoetigen) and again Neomeniomorpha (worm molluscs). Divided into Neoloricata (ordinary chitons) and Palaeolorica (oerkeverslakken) The shell-bearing molluscs (Conchifera) Polyplacophora (chitons), in turn: Monoplacophora (hat molluscs). Gastropoda (houses and slugs). Scaphopoda (elephant tusks). Bivalvia (bivalves). Cephalopods (squid). Then follows great great uncle the format in super-order, order, superfamily, family great great uncle and species. Identify Identify remains for me a pleasant pastime for the long winter evenings. Moreover, to investigate plastic bag each inseparably linked with the memories of some beach walks. The identification work there a lot of books. I'm the proud owner of Shells find and recognize written by Bob Entrop, a big name in the world of conchology. Find shells and recognize is an excellent book for the determination of work finds on the Dutch beach. Determine over the internet is possible. Since some years A valuable website is www.conchology.be Guido T. And Philippe great great uncle Poppe Poppe, also known names again. The labels Each species has shells in my collection labeled with its Latin name with below mentioned where to find the species in general. In addition, each one labeled with the location, date, time, type of beach and weather conditions. Buy and exchange R