{"id":23679,"date":"2015-09-11T13:17:08","date_gmt":"2015-09-11T17:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=23679"},"modified":"2020-06-04T18:27:51","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T22:27:51","slug":"different-cone-shells-from-sanibel-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/11\/different-cone-shells-from-sanibel-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Different Cone Shells From Sanibel Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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We’ve been enjoying walking along the shore at Sanibel’s Bowmans Beach this summer since we’ve had our best luck finding shells no matter which direction we comb the beach. Clark had an eye for the cutie mini shells this time. As soon as he found that little DUSKY CONE (on the tips of the horsies\/candy\/candy corn\/mac n cheese…. errrr… those juvie HORSE CONCHS) I remembered that on one of my latest shelling adventure cruises<\/strong><\/a><\/span> I tried to show how one can tell the difference between those and the ALPHABETS and FLORIDA CONES.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So let me try to show the difference of the shells to you too. Here is a handful of the DUSKY CONES to show you how big they are and the different colors and patterns. Also, check out that each one of them has spiral ribs along the body of the shell. If you run your thumb over the shell, it won’t be smooth, you will feel all of the the little ridges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Dusky<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In this view, you can really see those ribs on the DUSKY compared to the other two that are mostly smooth.  Cool, huh?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Dusky<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

So next time you find a small little cone shell, look a little closer to see which one you’ve found. Maybe it will be a DUSKY CONE like Deseray found years ago that I showed in my post Rainbow Of Miniature Shells<\/a> <\/strong>that we compared to her sweet little ALPHIE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UPDATE: Ive had a few people ask about the difference between the Duskys, Stearns and Jasper Cones. I used to call some of them Jasper Cones but I was corrected a few years ago (can’t remember who told me- MurexKen maybe?) that the Shell Museum says that Jaspers and Stearns aren’t found in our area- only Dusky Cones. So I guess Ive gotta go with with that too unless they add them to the list. Im def no scientist ;0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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