The Cone is a juvenile Conus quercinus akabensis Sowerby, 1887,
characteristic for the Red Sea. It differs from Conus quercinus quercinus in
having a higher spire and a less number of dark spiral lines.
 Henk K. Mienis

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Subject: Re: Thanks, and Muricid & cone Mysteries!


> Hello ! According the cone shell is Conus quercinus Lightfoot , 1786 .
> Franck Frydman
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> From: "Ross Mayhew" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 3:17 AM
> Subject: Thanks, and Muricid & cone Mysteries!
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>
> > Thanks Paul and Henk - i do recall hearing the name pusillus
> somewhere.....
> >
> > I have a couple more mysteries:
> > 1) a Murex s.s. - http://schnr-specimen-shells.com/MysteryMurex.jpg -
> > this is simlar to Shells of the Philippines Plate 37, fig. 8: "Murex
> > species", only much larger, and has been driving me nuts for years!!
> > Reaches 135mm or so, and is relatively common.
> > 2) A cone, 23mm, from deep water off Ethiopia (pity there's a war still
> > going on there!!) - http://schnr-specimen-shells.com/ethiopiacone.jpg -
> > this has been called a juvie typhon, but i am unconvinced. It has 9
> > whorls, and the first several are quite smooth.  The suture is very
> > slightly incised, and the last whorl has 5 shallow groves on the spire
> > part, irregularly spaced.  The base has only a few ridges, otherwise the
> > shell is smooth.
> >
> > From the Great Icy North,
> > Ross M.
>