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The 2017 BSCC Shell Show

Held on 28 October 2017 at Theydon Bois Village Hall.
Show results

One species

 

No entries

One genus or family

1st

Colin Goss: “Chicoreus” – winner of the Conchologists of America Award

British – marine, freshwater or land

1st

David McKay: “A golden year” – winner of the Scotia Shield

Foreign – marine, freshwater or land

 

1st

Kevin Brown: “Dillwyn”

Self-made shell art

 

 

No entries

Fossils

1st

Brian Hammond: fossil cones – winner of the Peter Oliver Cup

Shell photography (judged by member ballot)

2nd

Colin Goss: “Bosch”

Shellomania

 

 

No entries

Junior – age 12 to 16 inclusive

1st

Amelia Mauve: “Pectinidae: Argus of bivalves”

Junior – age 11 and under

1st

Nina Mauve: “Harpidae: my collection” – winner of the John Fisher Trophy

Special category – colourful shells

1st

2nd

 

3rd

Colin Goss: “Storm Ophelia”

John Llewellyn-Jones: “Colourful shells”

Mike Dixon: “A bag of dolly mixtures”

Shell of the Show

1st

David McKay: Halicardia flexuosa – winner of the Walter Karo Trophy

Dealer shell of the Show (judged by member ballot)

1st

De Donder: Conus berdulinus

 

For more information on the prizes awarded at the Show, see Tom Walker's article here.
Photo gallery
Many thanks to Julian Joseph and Jonathan Welsh for the photographs.
More photographs on the BSCC Facebook page.

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