Hello I’m Gatba, the real one. Contact me on my talk page if you think a Florida mollusk needs images. I will be happy to sort through my collection and dedicate an image under a public domain license. Most mollusks from the Plio-Pleistocene are in my personal collection. (Do not be shy about it, I may also have mollusks and other fossils from outside of this time frame and location; and if possible I may make a trip to photograph the live animal upon request). I am also an artist and I take requests for topics of cultural or scientific interest.
My edit summaries are usually a bit blunt on mainspace but I promise if I corrected one of your mistakes I do not intend to be condescending. I am a goofy guy and by the time you are reading this I have already forgotten your username and therefore can’t hold anything against you personally even if I for some reason wanted to.
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Articles of Importance
editTo Do
editSpecimens of the following are identified in my personal collection without an image on commons and are needed on Wikipedia
editChione bainbridgensis(photographed)
Various hair pathologies
Exceptional pigment preservation in Plio-Pleistocene Chione elevata/Chione erosa
Reading for Chione (bivalve) to be done-
editMore reading into the western pacific
Sources for reclassification of the former subgenera of this genus
Additions to be made to Chione (bivalve)
editVeliger illustration (in progress)
Late 20th Century History (with subgenera reclassification)
Taste of Chione
Development from veliger into adult
Prey selection among Chione’s predators
External taxonomy
About Me
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