Conus caracteristicus - LARGE , Fischer von Waldheim, 1807
Size
64.1 mm
Locality
Madras,Southern India
Note
This specimen is from the personal collection of the late Ian Scott.
Ian taught in India for a number of years in the early 1980?s and personally went down to the fisherman?s boats almost daily.
He was a very discerning collector.Specimens from his personal collection were selected from many many shells over a number of years.F+++-Gem.