Dear Henk, Surprise surprise I have 4 lots of Otala lactea in my collection. Lot1: on dunes on banks of Rio de La Plata, Punta del Este, URUGUAY: l982 collector unknown 1 specimen lip margin white Lot 2: Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA; l97l collector unknown 1 specimen lip margin white Lot 3: Rio Negro, ARGENTINA: no other data 2 specimens lips white Lot 4: 1 mile west of Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Is., Chatham County, Georgia, USA: ex Leslie Hubricht collection 1 specimen lip white Hope this is of use Regards Geoff >From: Henk and Zvia Mienis <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Otala in the Americas >Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2000 14:29:04 +0200 > >Dear Conchlers, >In the past I have posted a request for obtaining samples of the >two introduced landsnails belonging to the genus Otala: lactea and >punctata, >known to occur in North (Central?) and South America. Unfortunately I did >not >receive any positive responses at all. >Therefore I like to alter the request: Who has in his collection any >samples >of Otala collected in America? I would appreciate receiving a list of full >data: >locality, date of collection, collector, number of specimens and most >important: >the colour of the lip i.e. dark or pale. >Any information will be duly acknowledged in a future report. >Thanks in advance for your cooperation. >With kind regards, >Henk K. Mienis >National Mollusc Collection >Dept. Evolution, Systematics & Ecology >Hebrew University of Jerusalem >IL-91904 Jerusalem, ISRAEL > _____________________________________________________________________________________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com