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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.

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