Hi Gillian,

I would love to see the image of the brown cone you found.  Conus anabathrum
(Florida Cone) from off the Yucatan closely resemble the form "burryae"
(Clench,1942) from the Florida Keys as well as the elusive Conus (Conasprella)
largillierti (Kiener, 1845) - which may be very close to anabathrum.  What is
the length?

Feel free to contact me directly: [log in to unmask]

Regards, Andre Poremski




Quoting Gillian Overholser <[log in to unmask]>:

> Hi all!
>
> I just got back from Isla Holbox,  Mexico witha one or
> two odd shells that I thought someone might have some
> thoughts about.
>
> The first -- and aoddest -- is an alphbet cone that
> has a high, stepped spire. Anyone ever seen one like
> that? I found many alphabet cones, but all the rest
> were approximately typical of the kind i've seen in
> Florida -- maybe a little darker but hte spirres were
> flatish and definitly never stepped.
>
> The second is a Florida cone that is a dark, rich
> brown color all over.
>
> Is this a Mexican specialty or did I find something
> truly freak-like?
>
> Also, it was fairly easy to find nice Turnip Whelks
> there  (I got three in a five day trip) -- I thought
> they were rare?
>
> best,
>
> Gillian
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> __________________________________________________
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
> http://mail.yahoo.com
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs
> To leave this list, click on the following web link:
> http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1
> Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and
> click leave the list.
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>

----------------------------------------------------------------------
[log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs
To leave this list, click on the following web link:
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1
Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and
click leave the list.
----------------------------------------------------------------------