The 2016 BSCC Shell Show

Held on 29 October 2016 at Theydon Bois Village Hall.

Show results

One species	2nd 3rd	Kevin Brown: Conus sieboldii Reeve, 1848 Simon Taylor: “Polymita picta: a charity shop find”
One genus or family	1st     2nd	Dave Rolfe: Neritidae part 2 – winner of the Conchologists of America Award Yves Terryn: “Terebra”
British – marine, freshwater or land		No entries
Foreign – marine, freshwater or land	1st	Anton Mauve: “What's in a [scientific cowry] name?” – winner of the Peter Oliver Cup
Self-made shell art		No entries
Fossils		No entries
Shell photography (judged by member ballot)	1st 2nd	Colin Goss: “Rose and peach” Julian Joseph: “A pair of Pleurodonte excellens (Pfeiffer, 1852)”
Shellomania		No entries
Junior – age 12 to 16 inclusive		No entries
Junior – age 11 and under	1st 2nd	Amelia Mauve: “Variations in cone shells” – winner of the John Fisher Trophy Nina Mauve: “Venus Ears”
Special category – freaks	1st 2nd	Carl and Craig Ruscoe: “Geeks, Freaks and Weirdos” Colin Goss: “Personidae – freaks by nature”
Shell of the Show	1st	Nina Mauve: Haliotis scalaris – winner of the Walter Karo Award
Dealer shell of the Show (judged by member ballot)	1st	Cranopsis asturiana (P. Fischer, 1882)
Non-competitive		Yves Terryn: “Echinus esculentus”

 

The Scotia Shield was not awarded this year as there were no entries in the British category. For more information on the prizes awarded at the Show, see Tom Walker's article here.

Photo gallery

Many thanks to Yoshiko Joseph for taking most of the photographs.

More photographs on the BSCC Facebook page.