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Help me please with this Conus sp - mark - 09-22-2013
Hi,
It's 2,4 cm.
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a556/Csigabiga/IMG_0871_zps38185339.jpg
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a556/Csigabiga/IMG_0870_zpsffb628bb.jpg
Thank you, Mark
RE: Help me please with this Conus sp - david touitou - 09-22-2013
(09-22-2013, 04:19 PM)mark Wrote: Hi,
It's 2,4 cm.
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a556/Csigabiga/IMG_0871_zps38185339.jpg
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a556/Csigabiga/IMG_0870_zpsffb628bb.jpg
Thank you, Mark
Dear Mark,
Seems to be a Conus arenatus. Cheers, DAVID
RE: Help me please with this Conus sp - mark - 10-13-2013
Dear David,
Thank you very much. (Great, it's a new species in my collection.)
Best regards,
Mark
RE: Help me please with this Conus sp - david touitou - 10-13-2013
You are welcome Mark. habitat is sandy areas, usually in shallow water. it live buried during the day time and is a common shell in most localities. except in French Polynesia, where it can be rarely found much deeper during night dives about 25-30m.... but still on sand. cheers DAVID