Hi John,

The image of the black triton appears to be of a fosil
specimen. Is this correct? I would guess that the
fosil may not represent the original natural color of
the shell. I've seen hundreds of Charonia tritonis but
never seen or heard of a niger form.

John Flynn


--- john abba <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Dear All,
>
>   Does anybody have information of any sort on a
> black form of Charonia tritonis I happened to bump
> into.....Just click for a peek
>
>   www.shelltistic.com/images/Fosil/Pic1156774763.jpg
>
>   Cheers
>
>   John A
>
>
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