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above mentioned localities, that were low-spired -- unlike th - 
ically high-stepped spire which is a key oan bare of ante Rips daas 
edwardsi. Subsequent fishing operations in the waters around Taiwan 
ave brought to light several more specimens which do have the typ- 
ical high spire. There is a difference in the pattern: the white 
triangular markings ("tents") that form the ornamentation on this 
shell are smaller and tend to overlap less on the C. kawamurai than 
they do on the C. milneedwardsi. This tends to make the bands on 
the body whorl appear to be more prominent on the C. kawamurai than 
on the C. milneedwardsi. It is now 
conceded that C. kawamurai is, at best, 
a form of C. milneedwardsi and the name 
is placed in synonomy. 
From my observations to date I must 
also conclude that the specimens from 
the Indian Ocean tend to be a bit lar- 
ger than the Oriental specimens but 
there is no reason to believe that 
there are not larger specimens, too, 
off Taiwan, that have not as yet been 
found. As in the case of any other 
rare shell, it is very easy to find 
great differences when only a few 
specimens are examined. These differ- 
ences seem to disappear when a greater 
sample is available for study. 
The illustrated specimen was collected 
this past spring by a fishing boat 
working at an approximate depth of 40 
to 45 fathoms off Southwestern Taiwan. 
It measures 95.7 in size and is one of 
the most striking of its kind that I 
have ever had the pleasure of seeing. 
It has the small tents that we associ- 
ate with the Oriental specimens of C. 
milneedwardsi and the overlying color 
is a rich deep brown. The color with- 
in the aperture is pink, and the spec- 
imen is just about in perfect condi- 

Conus milneedwardsi tion. This specimen is in the collec- 
95.7mm specimen tion of NYSC member Constance Duprey 
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