Gregory Kruse Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Hello, I found these gastropods along the Sanibel Causeway in Ft. Myers, FL. They were in a pile of shells being used for landscaping so I presume that the sediments came from a nearby quarry of ?Pleistocene age, possibly the Caloosahatchee Fm. Can someone help me verify and identify this fossil? I know its Conus, can we id the species? Ihave read that there are thousands of species, so it might not be possible. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thecosmilia Trichitoma Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 @MikeR? It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt -Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 I would call 1 & 3 Conus anabathrum and 2 & 4 Conus spurius, however there are a lot of taxonomically split species names that could apply that I personally find unnecessary. Collectors who prescribe to said theories would argue me to the death. 2 "A problem solved is a problem caused"--Karl Pilkington "I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit." -- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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