And Perna viridis--mentioned recently as an invader on the Atlantic coast of
Florida. Also found as dead valves at the Oregon Inlet in North Carolina.
David Kirsh
> From: Kurt Auffenberg <[log in to unmask]>
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> Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 16:16:43 -0400
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> Subject: Re: "Green Shells"
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> There are a couple green helicinids on Hispaniola...exceedingly rare in
> collections though.....Helicina viridis maybe? Can't remember genus...
>
> And the Philippine land snail genus of Chloraea (Corasia) has a few
> greenish blue ones (see Compendium pp. 167).....Helicostyla bicolorata, etc.
>
> K