User:Shellnut

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David P. Berschauer, User name "Shellnut".

This editor is a
Journeyman Editor
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A photo of me after a good shelling trip

I am a serious shell collector, and a former Ph.D. student in Marine Biology from Florida State University (until I changed career paths and became a lawyer) and member of the San Diego Shell Club. I maintain a keen interest in the science and was most pleased to finally see mDNA testing (and now some nuclear DNA testing as well) of large monogeneric families. I live in Orange County, California. I try to keep up to date with the latest systematics for my personal shell collection, comprising over 175 families of molluscs.

After over 20 years of fine tuning the programming I have finally competed to my satisfaction a Shell Collection Database Management Program which incorporates the latest systematics to keep records in systematic order, add digital macro pictures, print data tags and reports. The program is now being offered for sale on a select website,[].

I have placed a number of my macro shell photos from my Shell Collection Database Management Program on Wikicommons and attached them to the Wikipedia articles listed below.

I have been a Wikipedia editor for several years now, with a focus on the taxonomic issues in the Conidae. I am also trying to add many more quality macro photos of molluscs to Wikipedia. Recently I became co-editor of The Festivus, which is now a quarterly publication on malacology and conchology.

Special thanks to Invertzoo for welcoming me and for inviting me to join WikiProject Gastropods, and for Invertzoo and other senior editors including Ganeshk and JoJan helping "teach me the ropes" as well as for their welcome mentoring and encouragement.

--Shellnut (talk) 06:47, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

A fascinating "new" species of Nudibranch - Why dream up aliens from space when we have real life animals like this?
A Barnstar!
Welcome!

A very big WELCOME to WikiProject Gastropods for you Shellnut, a new member! We are delighted that you decided to join the Project! Thank you for your interest and I hope we will have a fruitful collaboration. Wikipedia is tough to find your way around at first but it does get easier. If you start out with small easy edits on article like copyediting, then gradually work your way up to bigger things, that's a good way to go. Best wishes Invertzoo (talk) 00:19, 2 October 2011 (UTC)
A Barnstar!
Welcome!

A big Welcome to WikiProject Bivalves for you, Shellnut, a new member! We are delighted that you decided to join the Bivalves Project; we can really benefit from having someone around who knows the up-to-date taxonomy. Thank you and welcome, Invertzoo (talk) 14:40, 3 January 2012 (UTC)

Barnstars and Awards

The Exceptional Newcomer Award
For your excellent photographic and content contributions to Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, I present to you this Exceptional Newcomer Award. Thank you. Ganeshk (talk) 14:23, 22 October 2011 (UTC)


The Strombus Thinker
Because you are always thinking about gastropods and their shells, I hereby present to you this award I've drawn myself. What could he possibly be thinking? -- Daniel Cavallari (talk) 19:47, 8 November 2011 (UTC)
Welcome to wikiproject Gastropods, Shellnut! It's good to have another shell lover with us. Daniel Cavallari (talk) 19:46, 8 November 2011 (UTC)


You are entitled to the service award. The bunny is bonus. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 05:11, 8 November 2011 (UTC)

"Bonus", the bunny.














You deserve this!

The Gastropod Barnstar
For the very hard work you have put into Wikiproject Gastropods, in particular the amazing amount of work you have done since joining us to make the coverage of the cone snails (and their relatives) much more complete and more up-to-date, I award you this Gastropod Barnstar. Congratulations Shellnut! Invertzoo (talk) 15:51, 4 February 2012 (UTC)


The Bio-star
Thanks for creating the new genus article Kurodaconus. Your efforts to improve Wikipedia's coverage of biology-related articles is appreciated. Northamerica1000(talk) 03:58, 12 February 2012 (UTC)


The Original Barnstar
For your efforts in expanding Unionoida. Great job! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 23:00, 12 March 2012 (UTC)


The Bivalve Barnstar
This spiny Spondylus Barnstar is awarded to you Shellnut, in recognition of all your 2012 work on the subject of bivalve mollusks as part of Wikipedia:WikiProject Bivalves, including creating many bivalve anatomy articles! All your efforts are much appreciated! Invertzoo (talk) 18:25, 1 January 2013 (UTC)


The Gastropod Barnstar
For all good work of numerous different kinds that you, Shellnut, have put into Wikiproject Gastropods this year, I award you this Gastropod Barnstar. You have earned it! Congratulations and all the very best wishes for 2013! Invertzoo (talk) 00:04, 2 January 2013 (UTC)

Photo Image Gallery: Some of my shell photos

Species Articles Edited / Watchlist

  Acanthotrophon sentus   Acanthotrophon carduus   Africonus denizi   Angaria delphinus   Angaria melanacantha   Angaria sphaerula   Angaria vicdani   Astralium calcar   Babelomurex armatus   Babelomurex cristatus   Babelomurex deburghiae   Babelomurex finchii   Babelomurex fruticosus   Babelomurex gemmatus   Babelomurex japonicus   Babelomurex kawamurai   Babelomurex latipinnatus   Babelomurex lischkeanus   Babelomurex longispinosus   Babelomurex nakayasui   Babelomurex princeps   Babelomurex spinosus   Babelomurex takahashii   Babelomurex tosanus   Babelomurex yumimarumai   Bayerotrochus tangaroanus   Bayerotrochus teramachii   Bayerotrochus westralis   Benthastelena haliarchus   Bernaya teulerei   Bolma girgyllus   Bolma modesta   Boreotrophon alaskanus   Boreotrophon stuarti   Bursa rhodostoma   Calliostoma bonita   Calliostoma bullisi   Calliostoma canaliculatum   Calliostoma consors   Calliostoma iridescens   Calliostoma ligatum   Calliostoma palmeri   Calliostoma shinagawaense   Calliostoma supragranosum   Calliostoma tricolor   Calliostoma unicum   Chicoreus aculeatus   Chicoreus asianus   Chicoreus cnissodus   Chicoreus cornucervi   Chicoreus orchidiflorus   Chicoreus regius   Chicoreus torrefactus   Chicomurex laciniatus   Clanculus stigmatarius   Coralliophila abnormis   Coralliophila costularis   Conus abbas   Conus abbreviatus   Conus acutangulus   Conus adami   Conus advertex   Conus africanus   Conus andremenezi   Conus archon   Conus arcuatus   Conus athenae   Conus biancae   Conus bruguieri   Conus brunneus   Conus burryae   Conus cedonulli   Conus cepasi‎   Conus chytreus   Conus dorotheae   Conus echinophilus   Conus eugrammatus   Conus furnae   Conus genuanus   Conus gladiator   Conus hopwoodi   Conus lienardi   Conus litoglyphus   Conus lucidus   Conus lynceus   Conus mappa   Conus marielae   Conus miniexcelsus   Conus moluccensis   Conus moolenbeeki   Conus nux   Conus patricius   Conus pennaceus   Conus perplexus   Conus platensis   Conus praecellens   Conus princeps   Conus purissimus   Conus purpurascens   Conus quercinus   Conus regularis   Conus richardsae   Conus rizali   Conus saecularis   Conus scalarissimus   Conus simonis   Conus tiaratus   Conus tuberculosus   Conus vayssierei   Conus ventricosus   Conus ventricosus mediterraneus   Conus virgatus   Conus verdensis   Conus ximenes   Conus zandbergeni   Cucullaea labiata   Darioconus leviteni   Guildfordia triumphans   Guildfordia yoka   Harmoniconus paukstisi   Hexaplex brassica   Hexaplex cichoreum   Hexaplex duplex   Hexaplex fulvescens   Hexaplex princeps   Hexaplex rosarium   Hexaplex stainforthi   Hirtomurex winckworthi   Homalocantha oxyacantha   Homalocantha scorpio   Homalocantha secunda   Jaspidiconus pfluegeri   Latiaxis mawae   Latiaxis pilsbryi   Lithopoma tuber   Megastraea turbanica   Megastraea undosa   Meretrix lyrata   Mikadotrochus hirasei   Mipus vicdani   Muricanthus ambiguus   Muricanthus nigritus   Muricanthus radix   Panopea generosa   Perotrochus atlanticus   Phyllonotus pomum   Pinnixa faba   Pomaulax japonicus   Pomaulax gibberosus   Pseudoconorbis coromandelicus   Pseudostomatella coccinea   Pterynotus loebbeckei   Purpurellus pinniger   Pyramidella dolabrata   Spondylus americanus‎   Tresus capax   Tresus nuttallii   Triplofusus giganteus   Uvanilla babelis   Uvanilla olivacea   Zacatrophon beebei

  Abalone   Acanthotrophon   Africonus   Arcoida‎   Artemidiconus   Asprella   Astartidae‎   Austroconus   Babelomurex   Bathyconus   Bathytoma   Benthastelena   Benthofascis   Bivalvia‎   Boreotrophon   Bursa   Calamiconus   Calibanus   Californiconus   Calliostoma   Carditidae‎   Chelyconus   Clanculus   Conasprella   Conasprelloides   Conidae   Conilithidae   Coninae   Conoidea   Conorbidae   Conus   Coralliophilinae   Cucullaeidae   Cylinder   Dalliconus   Darioconus   Dauciconus   Dendroconus   Ductoconus   Dyraspis   Endemoconus   Eremiconus   Eugeniconus   Floraconus   Fulgiconus   Fusiconus   Gastridium   Gastrochaenidae‎   Genuanoconus   Gladioconus   Globiconus   Gradiconus   Harmoniconus   Hemilienardia   Hermes   Heterodonta   Hiatellidae   Isognomon   Jaspidiconus   Kalloconus   Ketyconus   Kioconus   Kurodaconus   Kohniconus   Lamniconus   Lautoconus   Leporiconus   Leptoconus   Lilliconus   Limidae‎   List of Conus species   Lithoconus   Lithopoma   Lividoconus   Megastraea   Microgenia   Miliariconus   Mitromorphidae   Monteiroconus   Mytiloida   Nataliconus   Ostreoida   Palaeoheterodonta   Panopea   Pectinoida   Perplexiconus   Pharidae   Phasmoconus   Pholadomyoida   Pleuroploca   Plicaustraconus   Pomaulax   Protobranchia‎   Pseudoconorbis   Pseudomelatomidae   Pteriidae   Pterioida   Pteriomorphia   Raphitomidae   Sibling species   Solenidae‎   Tangle nets   Taranis   Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)   Theta   Tresus   Tucker & Tenorio cone snail taxonomy 2009   Turbinidae   Unionoida   Uvanilla   Veneroida   William Healey Dall

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Simplified instructions, per JoJan:
1. "You tick the box with "articles", instead of "Categories or articles".
2. The number of results in FLickR: I usually change that to 95. The other databases give sometimes also a result.
3. Below in "List" : tick the box in "All articles" instead of "Articles that have no image".
4. Fill in your TUSC password and your Commons user name. Click on 'Do it !'."

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