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| Discussion on shells Carlos Carvalho Shells Collection |
| Variation on Mozambican Conus All from deep water off South East coast Shells from my collection. |
| Amazing colour variation of conus mercator from West Africa. Shells from my collection |
Two columns on the left: I think two color
variation of Conus janus.
Two columns on the right: Two color
variation of inscriptus adenensis.
variation of Conus janus.
Two columns on the right: Two color
variation of inscriptus adenensis.
Up left are Conus cacao. All the others are
mercator.
mercator.
Cypraea fultoni complex
Basal view From left to right
- Cypraea fultoni amorimi Raybaudi,
1989
- Cypraea fultoni fultoni Sowerby,
1903
- Cypraea fultoni massieri Lorenz,
1991
- Cypraea fultoni miniatra Raibaudi
Massília G., 1988
- Cypraea fultoni amorimi Raybaudi,
1989
- Cypraea fultoni fultoni Sowerby,
1903
- Cypraea fultoni massieri Lorenz,
1991
- Cypraea fultoni miniatra Raibaudi
Massília G., 1988
Dorsal view of above shells
Fultoni amorimi
Base white to light brown, no spots, spots also
absent or only a few on margins, base deltoidal
, number of teeth 20 to 22 with the same number
on columella and lip, teeth orange-brown,
margins produced
Base white to light brown, no spots, spots also
absent or only a few on margins, base deltoidal
, number of teeth 20 to 22 with the same number
on columella and lip, teeth orange-brown,
margins produced
Fultoni fultoni
Base light brown, fully spotted, spotted
also on margins, number of teeth 25 to 27
on the lip and 16 to 18 on columella, teeth
light brown, margins produced
Base light brown, fully spotted, spotted
also on margins, number of teeth 25 to 27
on the lip and 16 to 18 on columella, teeth
light brown, margins produced
Fultoni massieri
Base white to light brown, near yellow,
spots absent on base and only a few on
margins, number of teeth 23 to 25 on lip
and 15 to 18 on columella, teeth
orange-brown, margins less produced,
often granulated with nacre, causing dull
appearance .
Base white to light brown, near yellow,
spots absent on base and only a few on
margins, number of teeth 23 to 25 on lip
and 15 to 18 on columella, teeth
orange-brown, margins less produced,
often granulated with nacre, causing dull
appearance .
Fultoni miniatra
Amazing base light brown, fully spotted,
spotted also on margins, number of teeth
15 on lip and 21 on columella, teeth light
brown and produced to the margin,
margins not produced and rounded, body
depressed
Amazing base light brown, fully spotted,
spotted also on margins, number of teeth
15 on lip and 21 on columella, teeth light
brown and produced to the margin,
margins not produced and rounded, body
depressed
All the shells published on this
page and on the entire Site belong
to Carlos Carvalho collection
page and on the entire Site belong
to Carlos Carvalho collection