> Dear Conchlers, In 2-3 ft. water in coral sand in S.E. Florida I have
> found numerous species that cannot be found in the local reference
> books. These are "found dead" specimens, some are completely white
> (still shiny as fresh ones, not beach worn or bleached from sun), some
> are completely pale yellow, some have splotches of orange/light brown
> and one is splotched with light pink & light brown. They were found near
> Ft. Lauderdale @ John U. Lloyd State Park which has a productive coral
> reef near the shoreline. All these are an inch in length or smaller. I
> have found numerous Conus regius, Conus stearnsi, Conus spurius & Conus
> jasper as well, and know these are not the ones in question.  Please let
> me know if you can identify these. Unfortunately I have not got a
> digital camera & equipment to email an attachment over the internet at
> this time. Any suggestions & help will be appreciated. Sincerely,
> Christopher Stalder
 If they have bumps ("warts") on the lower portion of the body whorl they're
Conus jaspideus verrucosus; C. flavescens has a large, bulbous protoconch
for the size of the shell..

Peggy
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