GOOOOD morning to all Conch-Lers,
 
Last Saturday I received a shell parcel with a Conus magnificus inside. It
was collected in the American Samoa, an area where both C. magnificus and C.
episcopatus can be found.
 
Looking at Rockel's book and some others it seems to me to be a Conus
episcopatus, but reading the descriptions and discussions about both shells
didn't make it clear to me.
 
So, the question to our Conus specialists is:
 
What are the key differences between C. magnificus and C. episcopatus?
 
Some other questions:
 
Is C. episcopus just a synonym of C. pennaceus?
 
What are the key differences among those two shells (C. magnificus and
C.episcopatus) and C. aulicus and C. pennaceus?
 
Many thanks in advance.
 
Eduardo Moreira
Brasilia, Brazil