CONIDAE / Conus purpurascens
 


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Conus (Chelyconus) purpurascens  (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)

Collected while diving 3 to 7 meters deep, buried
between stones and corals; Punta Melaque, Jalisco,
Mexico; March 2016

ID 9084: 44.2 mm, w/o, F+++ / GEM

BEAUTIFUL DARK COLOR & PATTERN, GOOD SIZE
TOP QUALITY -  A GREAT COLLECTOR SPECIMEN

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