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Conus jaspideus?| reefnet |
Posted: Jan 9 2011, 10:55 AM
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Not the sharpest photos I've taken. Half an inch long, 20 feet deep, St. Vincent. White variant of Jasper cone?  - Les Wilk www.reefnet.ca |
 
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| Marlo |
Posted: Jan 16 2011, 06:49 PM
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Bill Fenzan, contributor to The Cone Collector Newsletter, made an attempt to interpret these cones.
"Apparent juveniles are not as easy to identify as apparent adults. Based on the size, I am guessing that this specimen was a juvenile when photographed. Since the spire profile does not match that of C. mindanus (see above), I think the best label for the photo is: Conus cf. pusio Hwass in Brugière, 1792. In my opinion, this shell is closer to C. pusio than specimens similar to the neotype of C. jaspideus Gmelin, 1791, so I don't think 'Jasper cone' is heading in the right direction. Hope this helps. As always, my ids are tentative and I don't insist they are right. Warm regards, Bill" Marlo: Many thanks to Bill for his time and effort to explain the basis for his analysis and conclusions. See Conus jaspideus complex for images of the cones in this complex. |
   
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| reefnet |
Posted: Feb 14 2011, 06:48 PM
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Thanks. Les |
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