Hi Don , I found one on Pompano flat off goodland Florida. I never found
another , sure wish I'd been smarter about who I gave it to . I've seen
probably 600-700 alatus since , no others were even slightly abinistic, have
found several purple / white mouthed alatus , at least i have a few of those
still. Ferret
-----Original Message-----
From: Don Barclay <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thursday, October 21, 1999 10:56 PM
Subject: Albino Strombus


>Hi Floridians, Strombus people, and everybody else,
>
>While cruising EBAY a couple of nights ago, I noticed
>that there was a nice, shiny albino Strombus alatus up
>for auction.  How rare are these shells?  I know that
>albinism shows up in a lot of different families, but it
>seems like I see more photos of albino strombs than
>any others.  Is albinism really more prevalent in the
>strombidae?  Is a totally white variation of Strombus
>gibberulus necessarily albino?
>
>Your thoughts appreciated as always,
>
>
>
>Don
>
>directly under Mali
>