Frank and others:

Dumb me - I didn't read the caption at the bottom.  Why is the island
called "Black Island"?

Paul

At 12:47 AM 10/27/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Over the years I have examined a goodly number of Oliva sayana and
>have seen colors ranging from the normal colour to snow white with
>a lot of variation in between  - including gold (form citrina), some
>which might be best descibed has having an rough "orange skin"
>surface, and even "corded" specimens. Tucker Abbott (American
>Seashells - 1974) even describes a lavender form.
>
>Recently a member of this list collected a "green form."  Was curious if
>anyone else out there in Conch-L land has ever collected an O. sayana
>with any green coloration?  See:
> http://home.mindspring.com/~strombus/green.htm
>
>All who have viewed the "green" specimen agree that algae inclusion played
>no part in the colouration.
>
>Bill Frank
>1865 Debutante Dr.
>Jacksonville, Florida 32246
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