Paul,

Most of these are self-collected but exhibit some unusual characteristic of shape or color which might be of interest to you.  It is quite interesting that a fairly common species can exhibit such variety based on habitat.

Solomon Islands:
        6' in white sand & grass -- Ciota, Florida Group -- light form -- small, well spaced dots
        30' in coarse white sand -- Mbungana Island -- standard form
        70' in silty dark sand -- Lungga Point - Guadalcanal -- dark dots -- some with banding

Red Sea:
        25' in sand inside reef lagoon - Zabargad Island - southern Red Sea -- lg size -- fine dots
        6' in sand snorkeling  Ein Sakhar -- Gulf of Suez (Karlynn Morgan collected) 
- small dots wide shoulder -65mm 
        3' in sand pockets - Daedalus Reef = Central Red Sea -- small dwarf very light form.

Marquesas:
        90' in very coarse sand & rubble -- Uae Bay, West Coast, Nuku Hiva - Very dark/purple spots
        30' in fine silty sand -- Tataia Bay, East Coast, Nuku Hiva -- dark orange -- banded form

India (not self-collected)
        Simply listed as "trawled" -- large size - 65mm+ almost C. eburneus shape.

Mauritius (not self-collected)
        Listed as 30' in sand -- almost maroon/purple dot pattern

Malaysia (Borneo)
        6' in sand and grass - Sipadan Island -- stubby almost C. glaucus shape

Japan (not self-collected)
        Data listed as "S. Japan" - old collection -- very cylindrical, glossy and very flat spire

Cocos Island/West Panama
        90-110' in sand at night (Gene Everson collected) -- almost solid body color w/light bands

I have specimens from Fiji, Vanuatu, NW Australia (Ashmore Reef Complex), Diego Garcia, Philippines, New Guinea, Okinawa, and Queensland which all would fall into the "standard" shape and color.  I hope this adds something to your "database"

	
Wayne Harland
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