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Sender:	Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Wed, 4 Mar 1998 22:05:48 -0500
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Subject:	Re: albino shells
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From:	Bobbi Cordy <[log in to unmask]>
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Esiena wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I was wondering how to tell the difference between an albino shell and one
> which is just bleached?
>
> Also, how to tell if an albino of a particular specimen is a rarity, or
> common?
>
> I have searched in several field guides and encyclopedia but no answers...
>
> Thanks,
> Elizabeth
A bleached shell would only be white on top.  An Albino shell would be
white all the way through the layers.
BC

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