Dear Rika,
Here is a quick summary:
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Conus polae, Petuch could be:
Conus poulosi Petuch, 1993 - See La Conchiglia 24(265): p. 11, figs 12 & 13
(type from East Colombia).
or
Conus paulae Petuch, 1988 - See Neogene History of Tropical American
Mollusks: p. 159, pl. 36, figs. 5 & 6 (type material from
Venezuela).
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Conus gibsonsmithorum, Petuch, 1986 - See Neogene History of Tropical
American Mollusks: pl. 36, fig. 18 for a black & white photo.
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Conus julieandreae, Gargile should be Conus julieandrae Cargile, 1995 - See
La Conchiglia 27(275): p. 24. Color photos.
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Conus equinatus - Unknown Could it be Conus ermineus Born 1778?
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Conus sanctaemarthae Vink, 1977 is considered a synonym (or form) of C.
mappa granarius Kiener, 1845 by R. M. Filmer.
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Unfortunately, I do not know if photos of any of these (except C. ermineus)
are available online. Neogene History of Tropical American Mollusks is out
of print and I found it hard to get. Hope this info helps.
Bill
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From: Fernand De Donder <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 4:03 PM
Subject: Columbian cones
> Hello all,
>
> I recently received some conidae from east columbia. Unfortunately the
> labels were apart from the shells and as I do not really have any
> experience with cones from this area, I am having some problems matching
> the shells to the labels. I have looked in the literature i have
available
> and at some websites (thank you Marcos and Giancarlo) and many problems
are
> already resolved, yet some names remain a mystery and I hope someone can
> help me out. If wanted i can provide photos.
>
> Conus polae, Petuch : is this the same as Conus paulae and if so is it a
> valid species and can anybody tell me where to find a picture of this
shell.
> Conus gibsonsmithorum, Petuch : Is it a valid species and where can i find
> a picture or description.
> Conus julieandreae, Gargile : Is it a valid species and where can i find a
> picture or description.
> Conus equinatus (do not even know the author) : Is it a valid species, who
> is the author and where can i find a picture or description.
> Conus sanctaemarthae : could this be a synonym of Conus granarius. If not
> what are the differences.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Rika
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