I've seen lots of C. verrucosus from Florida and the Bahamas, and this one
Rich has has a much higher spire and deeper spirals. The upturned nodes on
the spire of the middle specimen are also unusual.
Peggy
> The name Conus equinatus appears on source data for the pustulose cone
> shells from Colombia.  The name represents a misspelling for C. echinatus,
> which as far as I can ascertain, is also an invalid or manuscript name
> given to these shells.  I have been unable to find the name in any
> reference after an extensive two-year literature search.
>
> My understanding is, from what I've been told, that this pustulose
> Colombian cone may, in fact, represent the true form of Conus jaspideus.
> The shells commonly referred to as jaspideus might be a nameless species.
>
> The species most closely resembles C. verrucosus in my estimation, though
> some differences in the spire/body whorl proportions and body whorl shape
> do occur.  This is most evident with a side-by-side comparison of a series
> of specimens.  I would like to see some written documentation on this
> before placing a name on the species.

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