Dear Peter, The American Museum of Natural History Guide to Shells Land, Freshwater, and Marine from Nova Scotia to Florida by Emerson & Jacobson, l976; has some useful descriptions and photos of eastern American Unionids. 2 are described from Canada Anodonta cataracta implicata 5 from the St Lawrence River Basin (?includes Newfoundland) Strophitus undulatus Lampsilis radiata Alasmidonta undulata Ligumia nasuta Elliptio complanata Only 2 of these are mentioned to have bluish nacre A. cataracta ( rounded shape up to 6.5 in ) L. nasuta 9 ( more elongate up to 4.5 in ) Regards Geoff >From: Peter Egerton <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Freshwater bivalve >Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 10:27:01 -0800 > >Hi all, > >I just recieved this message from someone who saw my >Web site. I have no knowlege of Newfoundland molluscs, >so I thought I'd ask around. Here's the message: > >Hello Mr. Egerton > > I am not a shell collector but I have an interest in >acquiring information about a freshwater Clam or Mussel that is found in >a stream at my place of work. > I am the Manager of Butter Pot Provincial Park Newfoundland ,Canada. > > This Mollusk is approximately 4 inches in length and bluish in color >, could you possibly direct me to a source where it might be possible to >obtain more info on this mollusk. >Thank you in advance. > >Keith Brown >Park Manager >Butter Pot Park > >If anyone knows what this might be, I'll send the info to him. > >Peter Egerton >------------------------------------------------------- >Peter Egerton, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada >Collector of worldwide Mollusca, lifetime student >of zoology and computers. >E-mail: [log in to unmask] >Step into my website: >http://www.intergate.ca/personal/seashell/index.html >(includes "Seashells of British Columbia", links and my resume) > -Links to add, remove, alter? Just ask! > -This is an on-going project. > -Suggestions always welcome :-) >------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.