Dear friends,
        I have just received this note from a friend in Southern California
and would like to know if any of you have information on this species.  I
have copied the description in American Seashells 2nd edition,  by Tucker
Abbott, but that is all that I have.  If you have more references, can you
please send them to me or to Kathy Kalohi at    [log in to unmask]
Thanks in advance.
Dan Yoshimoto   [log in to unmask]


>Subject: Atrina oldroydii
>
>Good morning!
>
>I was lucky enough this past Sunday to obtain a dead Atrina odroydii
>(Dall) embedded  in the sand at 147 feet off Long Beach. The only book I
>have that describes this specimen is from the Field Guide to Pacific
>Coast Shells by Percy Morris. Do any of you know more about this shell?
>My specimen is not black as the book describes but a lighter
>bluish-brown like warm water specimens. It appears to be newly dead
>since it is in perfect condition.
>
>Any help would be appreciated!
>
>Thanks alot.
>
>Kathy Kalohi

Dan & Hiromi Yoshimoto
1164 Vista Dr.
Eureka, California
95503-6018
U.S.A.
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