Peter Egerton wrote:
>
> Speaking of Albino Shells,
> I have a beautiful 10" long Pleuroploca gigantea that
> I rescued from a dress shop window display (traded a
> Strombus gigas for it). It makes a great display with
> my orange-brown P. princeps (sister species)!
> Does anyone know how much the albino is worth? I've
> heard they're not common.
> Peter Egerton, Vancouver, Canada
Hi Peter,
Do you have any idea how long the shell was in the window? Direct UV light can
really fade a shell out. They may have even turned it over time to even the
sun's effects out...
Ken Zentzis
Wichita, Kansas