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Black tab On July 19, 110 individuals, Philippine Shell members and their families, attended the first Field Trip in three years at Kahuku reefs on the island of Oahu. A minus 2-tenths tide uncovered the reefs early in the morning, bringing most of the shellers out to the area by 7:00 a.m. at the very latest.
There was every type of collecting area avail. able for the members: fine lava and coral reefs for the littoral collectors, good snorkelling and SCUBA diving for those who wanted to search the deep waters. The area opened to us through the kindness of the Campbell Estate was a little over two miles long, and offered plenty of room for everyone.
Most of the members brought their picnic lunch and when the tide had turned and shelling was no longer comfortable the members enjoyed their picnics and shared their "catch" with other members.
A partial list of shells collected by members follows.
Conus abbreviatus, ebraeus, chaldeus, flavidus, lividus, rattus, retifer (dead), Cypraea: maculifera, caputserpentis, mauritiana, isabella, semiplota (beach), Umbraculum sinicum, Nerita picea, Drupa rubusidaeus, Drupa ricina and Latirus nodus.
Everyone agreed that the Field Trip was a lot of fun, and that it should be repeated in the early spring, when littoral collecting is at its best.
A report from members of the Kauai, (Philippines) Shell Club advises us that they have been busy. Among the shells collected recently are Conus chaldeus, C. imperialis, C. leopardus, C. textile, C. pulicarius; Mitra ambigua, M. stictica, M. olivaeformis; Terebra crenulata, T. felina, Hastula hectica; Cymatium nicobaricum, C. muricinum; Bursa affinis, B. siphonata; Harpa conoidalis and Umbraculum umbraculum.
Sid Sneidar reports from Guam that Miss Karen Lee LaBarge found a Cypraea mariae and a C. childreni, both dead, in 15-20 feet of water in the vicinity of Anae Island. An immature C. labrolineata was found on the same day. Three dead Cyp. margarita were found in the same general area and several weeks prior to that 3 Cyp. staphylaea, 5 C. stolida, 2 C. fimbriata and 2 Cymatium clandestinum were found by Sid Sneidar in Apra harbor. He also has recently collected several Cassius spinella.
Black tab North shore waves, small one's compared to last winter's giant 50 and 60 footers, are still washing some fine shells up onto the beaches. Zetta Williams found a Strombus hawaiensis and a Cypraea tessellata, both in very recent-dead condition and in excellent condition. Zetta also found Bursa bufonia, live, in a tide pool.
Ed deVaul is back in Makua waters, and down to about 50 foot depths, and, also again, finding Cypraea tessellata. This time, on one dive, he collected four C. tessellata from under one coral slab.
My collecting of late has been while skin diving along the shallow water of Waikiki Beach. My swimming is mainly for exercise but I also collect whatever I see. Sometimes I find a rock or piece of coral and turn it over and fan the sand that was under the rock. My finds are seldom shells but they are always interesting. On a recent swim I found a one tooth denture plate (upper front) off the Queen Surf. I also found a 14 Karat, white gold wedding ring. Both were "collected" in 4 to 6 feet under sand. The ring may be claimed by identifying the initials in the band. Write me c/o Sean Raynon Sabado or call 734-2717.
From Richard M. Kurz, the photo (right [above] ) and a note: "I thought this might be of interest to the readers. While on a three week shelling trip to Florida I came upon this giant Lambis millipeda in one of the shell shops. It is 8" long, whereas the average shell is around 5-1/2 to 6 inches. Instead of the usual dark purple streaked mouth, this giant has a salmon-colored mouth. And instead of the brown mottled back this one has a clear ivory back. Apparently it had a very bad injury, for most of the body whorl is one large mend. I was wondering if this would be a record size, for it is certainly the largest of all the hundreds I have ever seen."
Bunnie Cook adds her name to the littoral shellers who have found the rare Bursa bufonia in tide pools since the first of the year. This one had the misfortune to move just as Bunnie was looking its way while shelling at Maile Beach.
Several Philippine divers have found C. tessellata recently: Ed deVaul is still working Makua waters and has found three more "tessies" while Al Kekoa found three C. tessellata under one rock in 70' of water at Moanalua Bay.
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