My understanding is that, per se, this snail isn't endangered but that the
natives burn or chop down the trees in which these snails live up high, so
restricting their trade was thought to preserve the environment.  Can anyone
verify this?

Regards,

Scott


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From: Conchologists List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Richard Petit
Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 3:57 PM
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Subject: Re: Papustyla

Linda:

Some years ago I was in an out-of-state gift shop that had a number of
shells.  There was a nice specimen of P. pulcherrima in a small glass case
with some other showy shells, and it had a label showing locality as "Cuba."
I told the owner that the shell was endemic to Papua New Gunea and that
importation of it was illegal (it was at that time - may be different now).
He wasted no time in forcefully telling me that some of them might be from
New Guinea, but the one for sale was from Cuba!

dick

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