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Please help ID these cones! - buddylee - 08-05-2008 I purchased these two cones while in the P.I. in 1984, both fresh dead w/animal. The white one had a "hairy" periostricum similiar to C. geographus & the banded one had a thin, transluscent skin. The banded one <i>resembles</i> C. pergrandis but I don't think that's it.  The white one stumps me (I have limited resources on Conus sp.) but seems too clean & glossy for C. sugimotonis.  Any ideas/direction? Thanks in advance. Don Van Hook Please help ID these cones! - dave r - 08-06-2008 Hi Don, any chance of some photos? Dave Please help ID these cones! - buddylee - 08-06-2008 Sorry, I was trying to find a way to attach but here there are: <a href="http://www.badongo.com/t/800/4154961.jpg" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.badongo.com/t/800/4154961.jpg">http://www.badongo.com/t/800/4154961.jpg</a><!-- m --></a> <a href="http://www.badongo.com/t/800/4154951.jpg" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.badongo.com/t/800/4154951.jpg">http://www.badongo.com/t/800/4154951.jpg</a><!-- m --></a> Please help ID these cones! - dave r - 08-07-2008 Hi Don, the white one does look like sugimotonis to me, as to the other, I will have to do some more research. You could try Eddie Hardy's site, gastropods.com  there are plenty of images to check there. Dave Please help ID these cones! - paul monfils - 08-09-2008 Although the spire is a little more elevated than usual, I believe the smaller shell is Conus lenavati Da Motta & Rockel, 1982.