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Re: In Surch Of
From:
Dawn Coughlan <[log in to unmask]>
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Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sun, 28 Feb 1999 15:04:46 +1100
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Hi Glen,
Could the shell you are searching for be Haliotis iris Martyn 1784, these
shells used to wash up on New Zealand beaches once upon a time, and most
certainly shine green in the sunlight.
 
                Cheers Dawn Coughlan
                        Victoria, Australia
 
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> From: wtolman <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: In Surch Of
> Date: Saturday, February 27, 1999 4:39 PM
>
> Hi, Anyone from New Zealand out there ? I am in surch of the shell that
turns
> green in the sunlite on New Zealand Beaches. A person I know ( not a
shell
> person) told me he grew up near the beach in New Zealand and as a boy saw
> shells That would turn green when washed out into the sunlite.Any Info
would
> be great  Thanks Glenn Tolman, Houston Texas USA

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