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Conus (Stephanoconus) zonatus: Conoidea: Conidae

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Conus (Stephanoconus) zonatus: Conoidea: Conidae
08-02-2017, 03:12 PM, (This post was last modified: 08-02-2017, 03:17 PM by david touitou.)
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RE: Conus (Stephanoconus?) zonatus: Conoidea: Conidae
Hello,

I recently traveled to Maldives. I found several in shallow water (see attachment). This shell is very close to Conus (Stephanoconus) imperialis Linnaeus, 1758. Shell is very close in shape and the spire is also very close to. The pattern of course not. The animal has a very close color, a litlle darker than imperialis. They move on the seabed the same way and the habitat is exactly the same. So I guess it belongs to the Stephanoconus if imperialis has the right subgenus ^^

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DAVID

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RE: Conus (Stephanoconus?) zonatus: Conoidea: Conidae - by david touitou - 08-02-2017, 03:12 PM

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