Dear Danshell,
 
        read the message below, I was responding to Jerome, and wondering
why he put 31/2 inch long.  That would equal 15.5 inches long would it not.
Of course that is absurd that a cone could get to that length I know that.
As for rulers last time I checked I used a standard ruler, the kind you get
at Kmart.  If the Cone that Jerome does have is a Glory of the Sea it is
worth a lot of money.  I wonder if he knows that.
 
-Tim
 
 
 
Hi Folks
>
> My name is Jerome and I collect shell on my day off in Saipan (Micronesia).
>Today I found a Royal court shell (what we call it here) I would like to
>have real classification, some one said it was a Conus Gloriamaris or Glory
>of the Seas. It is 31/2 inch long and light brown color with white triangle
>shape marks with  black out line. Can any body give me a discription of a
>Conus Gloriamaris
>
>Jerome Wong
>
>
 
 
At 08:15 PM 1/11/98 EST, you wrote:
>Hey, David the last time I checked 3.5" for a Conus gloriamaris is right
>around the average you presented at 4". Where in the world did you come up
>with 15.5" for this shell - you must be using a different ruler than mine.
>DanShell
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