Simon,

A.J. da Motta catalogues Conus gilvus (Reeve, 1849) as LPT (END) listing it
on page 16 No. 19 as follows.

19. Genus Leptoconus Swainson, 1840
Subjenus Endemoconus Iredale, 1931
Type species by original designation:
Leptoconus (Endemoconus) howelli (Iredale, 1925)

Diagnosis: Shells turbinate, conforming to the basic shape of genus
Leptoconus, but otherwise differ by having a raised conic spire and narrower
shoulders, characteristic of its type species: Leptoconus (Endemoconus)
howelli; sizes: small to medium.

Congeners: aphrodite, boeticus, boucheti, capitanellus, concolor,
dampierensis, danilai, dianthus, drangae, eximius, filicinctus, floridulus,
fultoni, gilvus, granulosis, etc. etc......

Source: A. J. da Motta A Systematic Classification of the gastropod family
Conidae at the generic level. published by "La Conchiglia", Roma 1991
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Source: Marsh and Rippingale  "Cone Shells of the World"
Conus gilvus Reeve (Fig 11) plate 3 Page 36 (Subgenus Virroconus Iredale)
Conus gilvus Reeve (Fig. 11) Conch. Idon., pl. VI, sp. 255, 1849. Type
locality Saldanha Bay, South Africa)
A rather small, drab coloured cone, variable in depth of colour and in the
slight decoration it possesses. The burnt brick colour of the type is not
always present, some specimens having a dirty white base colour and in some
instances there are fine encircling lines of brown. Range South Africa to
the  central West Australian coast. Length 13/4 inches. Periostracum thin,
brownish.
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Source: "Cone Shells of the World", Jerry Walls, devotes a whole page (p.
511 and p. 514) to this species.

Hope this helps

Bruce Livett

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>                         Can anyone on the list throw some light on this
> species for me? Is it valid or synonymous. If valid, are there any good
> sites on the web which I can use for comparison?
>                         SIMON TAYLOR
>