>Conus milneedwardsi clytospira is a valid subspecies of C. milneedwardsi
>milneedwardsi.

For those who persist in using subspecies...

>It has two pronounced pink bands around the last whorl; the two species are
>geographically separated: milneedwardsi is from eastern Africa, while
>clytospira is from western India.

If they intergrade then they are one species. If they do not, but
show consistent differences, then they should be
specifically-separated.

I think the gap in distribution will eventually prove to be collection-failure.
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
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