Andrew,

I forwarded your excellent photo to David off the list.   I also suggested
he consider other shells known to come from Martinique.

C. daucus comes in a wide range of colors and may be the name to look at
first.  Conus norai is also close and also extremely variable.  Some authors
consider C. norai just another form of C. daucus.  The published photos of
animals for each seem distinct, though.  Both species have been found off
Martinique in the past.

Bill Fenzan
Norfolk, VA


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From: Andrew Dickson <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2001 7:56 PM
Subject: Re: catch me up, please!


> > Dear Bill Frenzan,
> >
> > My name is David Touitou.
> > I am living in la MARTINIQUE island (french caribbean)
> > since 5 months. I found two spots (only...) with the c. floridanus
> > burryae.
> > I think it is this specie.
> > Could you confirm. it seem to be  rare here !
> > I put pictures at : http://www.seashell-collector.com/pic/burryae.jpg
> > (Sorry for the bad quality picture, there are small ones...)
> >
> > Sincerely yours
> >
> > DAVID TOUITOU.
>
> I just sent Bill a photo of the C. floridanus burryae I have.  I don't
> think you have the same shell.  Part of my reasoning is that the
> floridanus group are mainly Carolinian province cones.
>
> Another Carolinian cone which was been reported in the West Indies is C.
> amphirgus.  I  have seen a few cones from these West Indies which look
> similar to C. daucus and C. daucus is a Caribbean province shell.
>
> What do you think Bill?
>
> Andrew
>