[Nhcoll-l] resource for shell ID

[Catherine Early (she/her)]

Hi all,

Some shells were donated to our Collectors' Corner
<https://new.smm.org/exhibits-experiences/collectors-corner> for
trading and we think that some of them are species of abalone that are
protected in the US, but we don't have the expertise to confirm it. Is
there a good resource for shell ID beyond what we've found on the internet
in situations like this? Or would anyone on this list be willing to look at
photos of four shells? We don't put anything protected into circulation at
the Collectors' Corner so we have plenty of donations that have sat in
limbo due to unknown restriction status and would like to not add these to
that pile if they aren't protected.

Thanks,
Catherine

<https://www.smm.org/>

*Catherine M. Early, PhD*

she/her

*Barbara Brown Chair of Ornithology*

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