Kay-

This Tibia is from the Philippines - definitely translucent!  I thought it might be fake, but the columela is visible almost all the way up, and the darker whorls show animal material or dirt within - am fresh out of bleach, but maybe I just put iot in some water and see what comes out.

Cheers!
Linda

> From: Kay Peterson <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 2005/01/03 Mon PM 11:49:29 GMT
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Tibia martinii
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> Hi Linda,
>
> Where was this Tibia collected?  I have very fragile ones from the
> Philippines, and very heavy, substantial ones from the "South China Sea."
>
> However, I have never seen one that was translucent.
>
> How interesting.
>
> Kay
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