Dear Conchlers,

sorry, the first mail was without message. I do have
in my collection and in the museum collection a few
albinotic specimens of Laciniaria plicata and
from two other species of Clausiliidae. Also a
albinotic specimen from Cochlostoma septemspirale
In old collection, also when a shell was bleached
through sun or other circumstances they noted
albinistic. But indeed they weren't albinistic, only
bleached. This makes a great difference, but the
Clausiliidae could be really albinistic. Bleached
shell by sun don't have a glaze as albinistic
Clausiliidae and Cochlostomatidae. Among Kosicia
intermedia there are also nearly white shells, but
they aren't albinistic.
An interesting discussion.
with best shelling greetings
Helmut

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Helmut Nisters
Franz-Fischer-Str. 46
A-6020 Innsbruck / Austria
phone: 0043 512 573214
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web: www.netwing.at/nisters

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