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Conus
pennaceus from Seychelles Archipelago
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Author : Touitou
David
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It
is the second time i am looking for coneshells in Seychelles archipelago.
This time i was able to catch three new species : Conus aulicus,
Conus pennaceus & Conus gubernator.
Conus pennaceus is a rare shell there. I found only two of them.
They were laying under medium pieces of dead corals. I found them
in 2-4 meters deep. It is a really nice shell and very different from
C. episcopatus & C. aulicus.
The two specimens are different and GEM. As on dealers lists and in
collections C. pennaceus never comes from this locality, I
wanted to share with you the pictures of this particular & nice
specie.
Hope you will enjoy. |
Picture 01
: Conus episcopatus - C. pennaceus - C. pennaceus
Picture 02
: Mix of local coneshells : C. aulicus - C. episcopatus - C. canonicus
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C. pennaceus - C. varius - C. gubernator - C. zeylanicus
Picture 03
: Mix of local coneshells : C. aulicus - C. episcopatus - C. pennaceus
Picture 04
: Mix of local coneshells : C. varius - C. gubernator - C. zeylanicus
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