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identification of cones? - thalassa - 04-22-2012

Hello!

Can somebody help me identifying these? I found them on the beach (Crete - Aegean Sea)

Thank you!

http://www.badongo.com/pic/15520998
http://www.badongo.com/pic/15520999
http://www.badongo.com/pic/15521000
http://www.badongo.com/pic/15521002
http://www.badongo.com/pic/15521005


Re: identification of cones? - wolfi - 04-22-2012

Hi,
should be Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791 (= Conus mediterraneus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792), as far as I see.
Kind regards: wolf  Smile


Re: identification of cones? - thalassa - 04-23-2012

Thank you very much!

It's so amazing, not a two of them look alike  Smile