1. North Carolina Collection:
All specimens must be self collected from North Carolina. Includes salt. fresh water, land, and/or fossil mollusks.
2. Regional Self-Collected:
100% self collected
3. Regional Collection:
Any source
4. Worldwide Self-Collected:
100% self collected
5. Worldwide Any Source
6. Fresh Water Collection:
Any source
7. Land Snails:
Any source
8. Fossil Mollusks:
Any source
9. Specialized Collection:
Freaks, albinos, growth series. variations, color forms. etc.
10. Single Shell:
If self collected, please so note on label and on application. This category is usually divided into self collected and any source.
NOTE: if a shell has won this category in the past at any North Carolina shell show, it is not eligible to win again.
11. Family or Genus Collection:
Super Family, Family or Genus. Representing as complete a family or genus as possible is important.
12. Miniature Collection:
Species that at maturity measure 20 millimeters in length or less.
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13. Educational Collection:
Prime object is to teach
14. Molluskan Natural History:
The objective of the exhibit is to provide information about molluskan environment. conservation, biology, natural history, etc.
15. One Case Wonders:
No restrictions on content of exhibit; however, exhibit is limited to only one case which may not exceed 3 feet in length.
16. Junior Collection:
Entrants must be age 15 or below
17. Novice Collection:
Entrants who have never exhibited in a shell show previously
18. Scallop Dump Shells:
Scallop dump shells may only be entered in this category
19. Beach Collected Shells:
All shells must have been collected on beaches - not taken out of the water while still living. Exhibits in this category cannot include shells from scallop dumps or other midden-type sources.
20. Marine Life Exhibit:
Specimens related to the sea such as coral and crabs. Also includes non-molluskan fossils such as sharks' teeth.
21. Shell Photography:
Photographs, slides, etc. taken exclusively by the exhibitor
22. Arts & Crafts using shells:
Floral arrangements, mirrors, lamps, jewelry, pictures, sailor's valentines. etc. using actual shells.
23. Arts & Crafts depicting shells:
Paintings, sculpture, fabric art, etc. not containing actual shells.
24. Arts & Crafts Not Created by the Exhibitor:
Any craft or work of art not created by the exhibitor.
25. Other:
An exhibit that does not fit into any other category. |
