
NEW YORK SHELL CLUB NOTES No. 266 November 1980 Page 1 
The NEW YORK SHELL CLUB meets 
Beiter ttcough June, 4a on the second Sunday of each month, 
ROOM 426, AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 
NEXT MEETING: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1980, at 2:00 pm 
PROGRAM : MISADVENTURES OF A LANDSHELL COLLECTOR 
by Harold Feinberg 
MINI-TALK: DISPLAY AND STORAGE 
by Fred Cannon 
DISPLAY CASE by Harold Feinbery 
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CONTENTS P 
Highlights of the September Meeting Milton Werner 2 a 
Publications on Kentucky's Fossils 1 
Major Acquisition of Shells by AMNH William K. Emerson 2 
AMU Seeks Info on Dormant Collections Shi-Kuei Wu 2 
REVIEWS: Tropical Pacific Marine Shells Hans Bertsch 3 
Hawaiian Marine Shells Hans Bertsch 4 
Mississippi Mussel Hunters Carol Bodine 5 
Pleurotomaria lucaya Bayer, 1965 Robert H. Janowsky 7 
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SEPTEMBER MEETING 
After welcoming the members present to the new season of meetings 
and taking care of old business, President Fred Cannon made the 
formal announcement of the death of Karl Jacobson. In recognition 
of Karl's contribution to the existence and activities of the Club, 
Fred called for a minute of silence. 
Since there was no projector in the room, and no one on duty in the 
Guest Services Department, the planned presentation by Bob Janowsky 
had to be postponed. 
Bill Old reported on the 1980 AMU meeting in Louisville, noting 
that one item of business was to declare Karl an Honorary Life Mem- 
ber. The news of his death was received at the meeting not long 
afterward. 
Richard Goldberg reported on the 1980 Conchologists of America meet- 
ing in Key West, noting that the 180 members who assembled made this 
the largest COA meeting so far. 
The time left by the cancellation of the scheduled talk was filled 
in with a visit to the Museum's display of photographs and shells 
from its shelling expeditions over the years. 
Milton Werner, Recording Secretary 

PUBLICATIONS ON KENTUCKY'S FOSSILS 
i last July 
Those of you who collected fossils on the AMU field trips 
may be sae ouaeted in obtaining the following BULLETINS OF ig he 
PALEONTOLOGY, available from the Paleontological Research = i 
tion, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, New York 14850. An allow 
