Spire height on a cone can vary greatly and shouldn't be used as a primary
feature for identification.  Sounds like you simp;y have a high-spired
regularis.

John Jacobs
Seffner, FL
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From: David Kirsh <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2000 12:28 PM
Subject: cone ID


Can any of the cone enthusiasts tell me about a specimen I picked up in
Bahia Concepcion in the Gulf of California?

I found it in the same place as two larger C. regularis. It's got much the
same pattern of brown squarish dots lined up in spirals. But this one has a
higher spire, the ground color is pink and the base is orange. It measures
2.8cm high and 1.3cm in diameter.

Lump it? Split it?

David Kirsh
Durham, NC