Images of landshells - II by Helmut Nisters, Innsbruck, Austria |
In this final gallery some more or less inconspicuous species of some further landshell families are presented, and these complement the species illustrated in previous articles. It is hoped they show the marvellous variety of landshells that can be found. Their preferred habitats and collecting methods were described in these previous articles.
Note how tiny some of these shells are i.e. less than 3 mm, but they are still very attractive and a challenge to find!
(The size given is the
length or diameter of a typical specimen.)
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Family: Vertiginidae
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Previous Micscape articles by Helmut Nisters can be found by typing the author's surname in the Library Search engine; link below.
Appendix
Helmut Nisters contact details (work and home).
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History Department of the Tiroler Landesmuseum
Ferdinandeum Innsbruck, Malacological Collection, Feldstr. 11a, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria, Europe. Phone: 0043 512 58 72 86 37. |
Helmut
Nisters Franz-Fischer-Str. 46 A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria, Europe Phone and Fax: 0043 512 57 32 14 E-mail: www.helix@ibk.netwing.at URL: www.netwing.at/nisters/ |
Digital image capture details: Images taken by David Walker of shells supplied and identified by Helmut Nisters. Shell images taken with Panasonic CL350 video camera with 50mm Nikon SLR lens and extension tubes. Digital video stills captured by Snappy 2.0, image processing with Picture Publisher v7.0.
Published in the November 1999 edition of Micscape Magazine.
URL: http://www.microscopy-uk.net/mag/artnov99/hnshell5.html
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