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12 kwi 2023 · Images, punctuation marks, and most famously, letters of the English alphabet can be seen in the patterns on the Alphabet Cones. Some may even have entire words spelled out! The orange splotches on each Alphabet Cone is unique to each shell making them very collectable.
13 lip 2018 · With their colorful shells, Alphabet Cones, Conus spurius Gmelin, 1791, are one of the most celebrated local mollusks in Southwest Florida. Alphabet Cones hatch from egg capsules, swim only for a couple of hours at most, then settle to the bottom as young adults.
Conus spurius, common name the alphabet cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [1] Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all ...
Shell size to 80 mm; shell heavy, conical. Spire concave and elevated only at center. Sides of body whorl smooth. Aperture narrow. Color cream to white with rows of irregular orange, light-, or dark-brown spots. This species has been subdivided into forms that most likely reflect local variations without taxonomic value.
11 wrz 2015 · Here’s the difference between a random ALPHABET CONE, FLORIDA CONE and the DUSKY that I pulled from our collection of Sanibel shells to see the different patterns and the normal adult size of each.
Notable: Among collectors, the shell of the Glory of the Seas cone snail, Conus gloriamaris, has special significance. For many years it was one of the most sought after, and considered one of the most rare, shells in the world.
18 kwi 2024 · Alphabet Cone : Conus spurius Gmelin, 1791 Shell Features: The alphabet cone has a short pointed spire that can sometimes become engulfed by the body whorl creating a flat top. It has a white color patterned with blotches of dark-brown or orange.
