How much are the Conus and Cypreaea gonna be split before it
confuses everyone about what they have?

Bill

----- Original Message -----
From: "Cecil Bankston" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 9:09 PM
Subject: Identity of Cone Labelled "pilkeyi"


> My specimen came labeled as Conus pilkeyi.
>
> Shells of the Philippines pictures a shell resembling this one, labels
> it pilkeyi, and states it has a deep orange aperture. Author's
> corrections indicated the pictured shell actually was flavus. My
> specimen has a pure white aperture.
>
> Manual of the Living Conidae states pilkeyi is a synonym of a subspecies
> of ochroleucus: tmetus.  Its pictures of flavus most closely resemble my
> specimen, but it also describes a yellow to orange aperture.
>
> Please view my specimen at the following URL:
>
> http://members.cox.net/cbankston/ShellImages.html
>
> What is the real identity of my specimen?
> --
> Cecil N. Bankston
> Baton Rouge, LA USA