Robert (Bob) Granda wrote:
>
> Hello Art,
>         Many years ago at a shell show in Jacksonville, Florida,  Tucker Abbott and I
> were talking about Papustyla pulcherrima.  I have two specimens that are
> almost totally yellow.  Tucker told me that they could have been treated with
> acid or the coloration was natural, due to dry or drought weather. Don't know
> how one would tell if their shell was treated with acid or yellow by natural
> conditions.
>
> Best Regards,
> Bob
> Panama City, FL
Dear Bob et al;-
   I suppose the first thing we need to know is if one color appears
OVER the other color or if the color changes. If someone has a snail
with sections of BOTH colors, perhaps someone could make that
determination. It wouldn't change the world--but perhaps we'd know a
little more.
    Art