Hello all
 
I have only just seen the correspondence regarding Conus terminus - I both
bought and found several at Tulear, Southern Madagascar, a few years ago.
They are very distinctive, with a violet tone - quite abeautiful shell
I haven't got Walls' book with me here, but I remember thinking when I saw
it that his Conus gubernator is not the same at all. There are several
species where he seems to differ from everyone else.
 
Incidentally, I bought one by accident from a Cebu shell dealer, who told me
it came from the Philippines - I'm sure it doesn't
 
Regards
 
Richard Parker
 
>From: Guido Poppe <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Conus terminus
>Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 10:37:40 +0000
>
>Hello,
>
>I'm not a cone expert, but seeing thousands of them, here my humble
>opinion:
>
>C. terminus in general comes from Sri Lanka, and it is definitely different
>from C. gubernator, with a range restricted tot he western part of the
>Indian Ocean.
>About the validity of the name: I' didn't check the original description.
>But both taxa are different for sure.
>
>Guido
>
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>
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>
 
 
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