Martin E. Tremor, Jr. wrote:
>
> At the COA bourse I purchased a shell labeled Conus scalaris. The tag gives
> Valenciennes, 1832 as the author and Guaymas, Mexico as location. I can find
> nothing in any of my books about this shell. Is it common? uncommon? Is this
> a vallid species. Any hope would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Martin Tremor
> St. Petersburg, FL
I dove for many years in Guaymas. I never found this shell but it is
definitely found in Guaymas and is a valid species.
I found it listed in Tom Rice's catalog of prices.
Jim
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