CONIDAE / Conus gloriamaris
 


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 Conus (Cylinder) gloriamaris  Chemnitz, 1777
Trawled by fishermen between 80 to 100 meters depth;
Off Cebu,  Philippines; 1985

Not my first C. gloriamaris but my first large specimen
in the 80s and very expensive at that time

No. 8332: 136.5 mm, F+++

BIG specimen, nice pattern & color