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Conus from Mauritius
11-02-2010, 05:16 AM,
#1
Conus from Mauritius
Hello,
I have these two cones from Mauritius (Western Indian Ocean).
Any help to identify them would be welcome.

[Image: conus20100918.jpg]

Thanks!
Pierre.
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11-09-2010, 09:10 PM,
#2
Re: Conus from Mauritius
Upper cone (39mm) may be Conus distans juvenile, and the bottom is likely Conus distans chinoi juvenile such as conchology.be: [Image: 233468.jpg]
Best regards, Andrey
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11-12-2010, 12:18 AM,
#3
Re: Conus from Mauritius
Thanks Andrey.
I do agree with bottom one, I am not sure the top one is a distans aswell.
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11-12-2010, 10:51 AM,
#4
Re: Conus from Mauritius
The top one looks more like moreleti to me.
Dave
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11-17-2010, 04:16 PM,
#5
Re: Conus from Mauritius
Thanks Dave.
Pierre.
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01-06-2011, 08:17 AM,
#6
Re: Conus from Mauritius
The top one is Conus moreleti. The one on the bottom is a juvenile Conus distans. Such a juveile was described as Conus chinoi.

Paul
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