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Our first outing was across the island to Trincomalee about 150 miles, or an all day trip from Ceylon. Just out of Colombo we
stopped at a "chank factory". Here they sort by sizes "chank" shells (Xanus pyrum) gathered in the pearl banks of N.W.
Ceylon, and ship them to India, where they are polished for religious use. I never saw so many "chanks" and asked Rod why he
never sent me more? I found out on closer inspection that the shells all had badly chipped channels and apex caused by the
natives tossing them into the boats. Each shell weighs 2-3 lbs. Of the thousands I walked over I saw less than a dozen I
would consider a specimen-shell and most of these were of small sizes.
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Anxious to get shells and fish for Rod's export business, we started diving that very night. As I don't like night diving I
stayed in shallow water 3-6' deep turning rocks. Rodney likes the dark and often goes down 50' or more to catch fish as they
don't move about and are easy to catch. I found Conus terebra, Marginalla angustata, Harpa amouretta, Cypraea ocellata,
caurica, gracilis, carneola, and hirundo, to name a few, by turning rocks.
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After arriving at Tangalla and seeing the water I almost changed my mind about diving. But we got a 40' boat and headed out
into the 10' surf, once past this it was like being in a barrel going over a falls. The swells were 15-20' high even where we
dropped anchor in 60' of water, but Rodney said this was good weather! Joyce just hung onto the mast and watched as we
literally fell overboard getting our aqua lung tanks on. Once down in the water it wasn't so bad except the surge would toss
you 10' or more and I had to grab quickly for a shell when I found one. I can well see why Conus zonatus stays a rarity and
why Lyria cloveriana was not discovered earlier. This was no place to go shell collecting! A possible new species of Xanus
lives here also and I was able to collect one which is very different in size, shape and pattern from Xanus pyrum. We did get
some Conus augur, araneosus, two fair zonatus, and one Cypraea coloba for our effort. Rod also collected his rare marine fish
that live in this rough area.
The aim of the dictionary is to record as far as possible the pronunciations prevailing in the best current usage. It does
not attempt to dictate what that usage should be. So don't be afraid of Latin names. Since the pronunciation is correct if "a
sufficient number of cultivated speakers" use it, you may be contributing to the next edition of the dictionary if you and
your fellow shell-club members get together on the pronunciation of a scientific name.
[Note: due to special markings in the article, enlarged images of pertinent sections are used below.
Last year Frank Adams took a friend, Dennis Griffin, ETSN, of the U.S.S. Goldsborough, to Kuhio Beach to teach him how to
look for shells. Incidentally Kuhio Beach is a popular bathing and surfing area in Waikiki and therefore heavily populated.
Sea conditions were too bad for scuba diving off-shore but Frank and Dennis were able to work in shallow water inside the
breakers. As they snorkeled along the surface, Frank would point out likely looking coral slabs under which he or Dennis
might find shells. Then they would dive down turn over the slab and fan the silt. This searching produced two Conus pennaceus
and one Cypraea moneta.
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