> ---------- > From: Antonio Jimenez[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: zaterdag 13 februari 1999 13:55 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Dark molluscs > > Hello, all: > a question: why most of the freshwater molluscs have dark shells or dark > bodies? > I am a recent member of the Conch-L and I am a novice and not specialized > collector. > Antonio Jimenez from Spain. > Dear Antonio, most freshwater mollusks are not dark, but if they are free from algae and other organisms, the shells of Limnaeidae and Planorbidae are light yellow or white. With best regards, Martin Cadee, the Netherlands (a paradise for fresh water mollusks!)