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The abundance or rarity of molluscan species is not governed so much by indiscriminate collecting as by climatic conditions,
salinity, food supply, ratio of reproduction to survival and other ecological requirements. We can hardly be blamed for the
disappearance of the Therapsid reptiles gigantosaurus, brontosaurus or triceratops, or early mammals like the planetheterium
or taeniolabis. I am gratified to know that collectors cannot be held responsible for the disappearance from the evolutionary
cycle of the Mid-Tertiary sinistral species Conus adversarius Conrad. Species in our time appear to be either in ascension or
declination, and those species which are dwindling in numbers despite a struggle for survival, will ultimately die out even
without our assistance.
Back on board the boat, with wet suits stripped off and a cup of hot coffee spreading a glow inside us, we examine the catch.
Out came the Gorgonia. Tenderly, piece by piece, it is laid on the deck. I find I have four different colours - red, pink,
yellow, and orange. To think that these colours come from the relatively cold environment at the bottom of the harbour seemed
incredible to me. Before this I had always connected colour with warm tropical waters. But here within my reach, almost at my
front door, was the living, intricately grown beauty of another world. As I placed the coral back in the bag I saw a small
object hanging by a thread of sticky substance that slowly stretched to the deck. I placed my hand beneath it and discovered
my first little "gem-of-the-sea," a gorgonian shell. Feverishly I searched through my bag and found nine of these beautiful
little shells representing three species.
The five months of snorkel and scuba training each weekend with the B.S.A.C. of Sydney, the knowledge gained, tests passed,
the new-found friends who had given their time to make a diver out of me --- here was my reward. As a scuba shell collector
I'd found my first real prize. Since that day my life has slowly but surely centered around the sea and all its marine
inhabitants. Although I have found many strange and wonderful specimens, none means more to me than those little Primovula
which started me on the way to the happiest two years of my life.
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