SAN DIEGO SHELL CLUB

                                                                         
                                                          The Festivus:
                                                          A Publication of the San Diego Shell Club

                                                 The Festivus, the publication of the San Diego Shell Club, is in its 38th
                                           year of continuous publication, with eleven issues published annually (no
                                                December issue), plus occasional supplements, usually larger in size and
                                          scope. Thirteen supplements have been published, with nine available for
                                           sale. The monthly issues include Club news, general information on such subjects
                                           as shell collecting trips, methods for cleaning shells and methods of dredging,
                                           as well as scientific articles on systematics, distributional information on various
                                           species, and field and aquarium observations.

                                                 The Festivus strives to bridge the gap between club newsletters and
                                           scientific journals.  Unlike newsletters, The Festivus does not include chatty news
                                           about members, poetry, solicitations for shell exchanges, advertisements, puzzles
                                           or cartoons, and does not print previously published articles. In 1985 a review
                                           board of professional malacologists, now numbering thirteen, was organized to
                                           evaluate serious articles submitted for publication. The Festivus, however, does
                                           not at this time publish articles on new taxa.                                       

                                                  The Festivus is distributed to subscribers worldwide, and subscriptions are
                                           $20.00 per year domestic, $30.00 overseas (air mail). Back issues are
                                           available for sale, although some issues are obtainable only as photocopies. For
                                           prices of back issues see Supplements.  For subscription/membership, send a
                                           check to:

                                                                          The San Diego Shell Club
                                                                          3883 Mt. Blackburn Ave.
                                                                          San Diego, CA 92111, USA.
                                                                          email: cmhertz@pacbell.net
             











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