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Conus (Pionoconus) gauguini: Conoidea: Conidae
06-22-2017, 09:21 AM,
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Conus (Pionoconus) gauguini: Conoidea: Conidae
Not the most colorful example of this wonderful shell from French Polynesia but at least it's in my collection.

Jack


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06-25-2017, 07:06 AM, (This post was last modified: 08-07-2017, 10:45 AM by JackSullivan.)
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RE: Conus (Pionoconus) gauguini: Conoidea: Conidae
(06-22-2017, 09:21 AM)JackSullivan Wrote: Not the most colorful example of this wonderful shell from French Polynesia but at least it's in my collection.

Jack

But the one I picked up last night is a lot prettier! 69 mm F+ & I won it against a lot of bidders.

Jack


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06-26-2017, 11:25 AM,
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RE: Conus (Pionoconus) gauguini: Conoidea: Conidae
Yes it is! Nice shell!
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07-11-2017, 12:23 PM,
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RE: Conus (Pionoconus) gauguini: Conoidea: Conidae
C. gauguini & its friends arrived from French Polynesia today. Beautifully packaged in a paper-covered cardboard box covered with wonderful French stamps. I haven't opened up the internal packaging with the shells yet. The seller included a detailed one page manifest & description of the shells contained in the box in the most beautiful cursive handwriting.

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08-02-2017, 03:00 PM,
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RE: Conus (Pionoconus) gauguini: Conoidea: Conidae
Hello !

I lived in MOOREA in French Polynesia from 2002 to 2004 but I did not have the opportunity to visit Marquesas Sad
So I did not collect any specimen of this awesome specie !

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08-03-2017, 07:00 AM,
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RE: Conus (Pionoconus) gauguini: Conoidea: Conidae
(08-02-2017, 03:00 PM)david touitou Wrote: Hello !

I lived in MOOREA in French Polynesia from 2002 to 2004 but I did not have the opportunity to visit Marquesas Sad
So I did not collect any specimen of this awesome specie !

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My example was found in the Marquesas.

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08-03-2017, 06:10 PM, (This post was last modified: 08-03-2017, 06:10 PM by david touitou.)
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RE: Conus (Pionoconus) gauguini: Conoidea: Conidae
Yes, this is one is typical from MARQUESAS, the ones we find in MOOREA are now described as Conus bouteti and they are found usually quite deep : around 50-70 meters compared to the gauguini that can be found since 20m (sometimes less).

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