Conus gloriamaris Chemnitz, 1777 - Malaysia, 88-90mm - A light-colored form of the famed Glory-of-the-Seas Cone, often referred to as the "golden gloriamaris". This is somewhat of a misnomer since the ochre-yellow background color overlaid with white tents gives the shell a somewhat golden appearance. Typically this species has a medium to dark brown base color and bluish streaks overlaid with white and bluish tents. Specimens from the Solomon Ids. tend to have more bluish coloration than other locales. The so-called "golden" form lacks the bluish coloration. Once extremely rare and sough-after, Conus gloriamaris is now considered at best, relatively common, though light-colored forms are considered more uncommon. Prevelant in the Philippines, but also collected in Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Indonesia, and other areas of the Western Pacific
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Conus gubernator Hwass, in Bruguière, Mozambique, 65-67mm, very strong and dark-colored patterns for the species. Limited to the western and central Indian Ocean from Natal, South Africa to the Maldive Island. The shape, color and patterns vary tremendously through the range of the species.
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· Röckel, Korn & Kohn, 1995. Man. Living Conidae. p. 221, pl.45, Fig. 4-21. |
Conus gubernator Hwass, in Bruguiere, Mozambique, 71mm - An exceptionally patterns specimen among the infinite range of patterns exhibited by this species.
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