Ross,
I ordered 6 a few months back from a Philippine dealer and when they came in
they were all Conus kintoki. Don't know if this helps, but it would seem that
some of the dealers don't know their shells.
Frank (getting ready for another snow storm. The temperature the last few
days, with the wind chill factor, has been minus 10 to 15 below zero.) in
sunny Massachusetts
www.shellgems.com