Christopher,

I found C. flavescens at John U. Lloyd last year.

Did you find coral reef there? I snorkeled briefly and only saw sand and one
sea skate.

Much of the diversity at JU Lloyd comes ironically from dredging of sand to
"renourish" the beach.

David Kirsh
Durham, NC

> From: CHRIS STALDER <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 20:30:39 -0500
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Unknown Conus species
>
> Dear Conchlers, In 2-3 ft. water in coral sand in S.E. Florida I have
> found numerous species that cannot be found in the local reference
> books. These are "found dead" specimens, some are completely white
> (still shiny as fresh ones, not beach worn or bleached from sun), some
> are completely pale yellow, some have splotches of orange/light brown
> and one is splotched with light pink & light brown. They were found near
> Ft. Lauderdale @ John U. Lloyd State Park which has a productive coral
> reef near the shoreline. All these are an inch in length or smaller. I
> have found numerous Conus regius, Conus stearnsi, Conus spurius & Conus
> jasper as well, and know these are not the ones in question.  Please let
> me know if you can identify these. Unfortunately I have not got a
> digital camera & equipment to email an attachment over the internet at
> this time. Any suggestions & help will be appreciated. Sincerely,
> Christopher Stalder