Guido,
 
Where specifically have you found c. milneedwardsi near the Persian
Gulf?  Can they be collected by scuba diving or only by
trawling/dredging?
 
Don Lycette
 
 
 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Guido Poppe [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 1999 1:26 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: India/Mozambique milneedwardsi
>
> Hi Bill and Milan,
>
> yes, there are true differences. Bill describes the differences
> beteween
> both populations and having seen hundreds of each population, my
> experience
> is that the average size is larger in the Indian ones, but the top
> sizes
> (160 mm up) come from Mozambique in most cases.
> The name clytospira I personally use for the shells from near the
> Persian
> Gulf, they are in general much smaller, seldomexceed 110 mm and most
> have
> solid bands of purple. These are the ones collected most often about
> 15-20
> years ago and now only found in collections.
> As well in India as in Mozambique, perfect shells are one out of a
> hundred.
> Reasonably nice ones you get a dozen/hundred. Most have severe growth
> scars.
>
> Guido
>
>
> >Hi Jasna,
> >
> >The authors of the Manual of Living Condidae  believe there are
> differences
> >in these shells.  They call the ones from Natal to the Red Sea Conus
> >milneedwardsi milneedwardsi and the shells from Pakistan to India and
> Sri
> >Lanka Conus milneedwardsi clytospira.  The full text on pages 314 and
> 315
> >and figures should be consulted if you have the book.
> >
> >If you don't have access to the book, the African form is brown and
> white
> >while the Indian form has "pink" bands in the background.  The Indian
> form
> >is also supposed to be, on  average, smaller than the African form.
> I am
> >not sure of this as the biggest specimens I have seen on lists and in
> >collections are from India.
> >
> >Hope this helps.
> >
> >Bill Fenzan
> >Norfolk, Virginia, USA
> >
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> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Jasna Peternel <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> >Date: Tuesday, May 25, 1999 7:29 AM
> >Subject: India/Mozambique milneedwardsi
> >
> >
> >>Hi,
> >>I would like to know if there are any small morfological differences
> >>between milneedwardsi from India and the same species from
> Mozambique.
> >>Thanks.
> >>
> >>Milan
> >>
>
>
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