I agree with Bill on the identity of this conus, but not on its labeling.
Have never heard or seen a consors turschi from the Philippines, but many
Thailandese are handled on Mactan.
Guido
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> From: Bill Fenzan <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 22:56:24 +0100
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Identity of Cone Labelled "pilkeyi"
>
> Dear Cecil & Bill,
>
> After looking at the picture, I would say the best name for your specimen
> is: Conus consors Sowerby I, 1833, forma turschi da Motta1985. Conus
> turschi was originally described from Thailand as a separate species. Over
> time the shell was found elsewhere. In the Philippines, specimens of both
> typical C. consors and the C. turschi form both turn up.
>
> In my opinion, your shell is not Conus flavus. I have a few specimens of
> that species and all have the deep orange aperture color you mention. I
> also have several Conus ochroleucus, forma tmetus (formerly C. pilkeyi) and
> they all have orange apertures, too. Also, the forma tmetus has not been
> reported from the Philippines at all. Unusally, it is reported from the
> Solomon Is. I have specimens from there and also Fiji. Contact me
> privately if you want more information, jpgs of specimens in my collection,
> etc.
>
> For Bill Frank: I think the answer to your question is unfathomable. :-)
>
> Warm regards,
>
> Bill
>
> William J. Fenzan
> 401 Sinclair St.
> Norfolk, VA 23505-4359
> USA
>
> wjf401(at)earthlink.net
>
> Phone: (757) 489-4736
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Cecil Bankston <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 9:09 PM
> Subject: Identity of Cone Labelled "pilkeyi"
>
>> My specimen came labeled as Conus pilkeyi.
>>
>> Shells of the Philippines pictures a shell resembling this one, labels
>> it pilkeyi, and states it has a deep orange aperture. Author's
>> corrections indicated the pictured shell actually was flavus. My
>> specimen has a pure white aperture.
>>
>> Manual of the Living Conidae states pilkeyi is a synonym of a subspecies
>> of ochroleucus: tmetus. Its pictures of flavus most closely resemble my
>> specimen, but it also describes a yellow to orange aperture.
>>
>> Please view my specimen at the following URL:
>>
>> http://members.cox.net/cbankston/ShellImages.html
>>
>> What is the real identity of my specimen?
>> --
>> Cecil N. Bankston
>> Baton Rouge, LA USA
>>
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