Dear Bruno, regards.
I´m late with this answer sorry...
My good friend from Vienna, Conus SPC Rudolf Roesel, wrote:
"It´s the aulicus without fail." ;-)
Cheers,
Lubosh
www.kolouch.com
>Dear Conch-lers,
>Could the conus specialists here (and also non specialist) tell me what they
>are thinking about this specimen :
><http://perso.wanadoo.fr/zonatus/Collection/Cones_a_c/Aulicus.htm>
>For a long time i was thinking it was a Conus aulicus, but i suddenly have a
>doubt. Can it be a Conus auratinus ? This shell had been purchased twenty
>years ago in french Polynesia (of course, i have no proof that it's not an
>import from Philippines).
>Thank's a lot for any opinion.
>Regards
>Bruno
>