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Cone with dots (yellow)
03-18-2008, 11:26 AM,
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Cone with dots (yellow)
This specimen is more typical of Conus suratensis. The first picture you posted has rather large spots for suratensis, and I had a hard time deciding between C. suratensis and C. betulinus. The two species are very similar, and while I have seen many specimens that could easily be assigned to one species or the other, I have also see a number of specimens that were ambiguous, having characteristics of both species. The precise axial alignment of the markings is one characteristic of C. suratensis. On the other hand, C. suratensis usually has a flatter spire than your two shells. So, an argument could be made for either C. suratensis or C. betulinus on either of these specimens.  <span class="petit">--Last edited by Paul Monfils on 2008-03-20 05:02:07 --</span>
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Cone with dots (yellow) - by giovanni arusha - 03-16-2008, 01:31 PM
Cone with dots (yellow) - by paul monfils - 03-16-2008, 06:43 PM
Cone with dots (yellow) - by giovanni arusha - 03-17-2008, 10:40 AM
Cone with dots (yellow) - by paul monfils - 03-18-2008, 11:26 AM
Cone with dots (yellow) - by dave r - 03-22-2008, 12:14 PM

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