Dear all, I just received my P. westralis in the mail, and man, I have heard before that they almost lack color, but this beats the odds! It has a wonderful finely beaded texture with a cream white background and orange streaks, decorated even more by the nacreous interior showing through. Also, when I removed the cotton plug with the operculum on it from the aperture, a second operc fell out! I have the faintest idea where it came from. It also has a man-repaired break, but it is so well repaired that it can only be seen with a hand lens. Kind Regards James ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]