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THE CONE COLLECTOR # 3 - July (2007) THE CONE COLLECTOR # 3 - July (2007) Editor: António Monteiro [email protected] DEDEDEDEDEDEDEDE EDITORIAL Obituary = Summer is with us once again – here I am obviously referring to the César Passos Fernandes northern hemisphere – which for many of us means hot weather, lots of sun This is of course the kind of and vacations! A good opportunity to news that we wish we did not have to look for shells, to be sure, or to work a include in TCC. However, it is my sad bit on the ones we already have in our duty to report on the passing away of collections... There are always a few my very dear friend César Fernandes. specimens that need cleaning, ranging, He died in Cape Verde, on the 22th identifying, cataloguing or even getting April. rid of! The lucky ones benefiting from holiday time may also wish to catch on with some reading and that is where TCC comes in. Here you will find a new issue packed with articles, comments, opinions, photos, news, etc. I hope that you will enjoy it at least as much as I have found pleasure in putting it together. And please remember: this can only go on with your help and collaboration. No contribution is too simple or too small – or too important, for that matter. So, be sure to let us know your views and to tell us your experience. We will all want to read about it. César Fernandes DEDED (1930-2007) 1 César Passos Fernandes was from both regions and several of them born at Lourenço Marques (now (such as Semicassis bulla fernandesi Kilburn, Maputo), Moçambique, on the 30TH 1975, Ancillista fernandesi Kilburn & Jenner, 1977, Bursa fernandesi Beu, 1977, Haustellum November 1930. His father was César gallinago fernandesi Houart, 1990, Augusto da Silva Fernandes, from Dolicholatirus fernandesi Bozzetti, 2002, Santiago Island, Cape Verde Islands; Euthria fernandesi Rolán, Monteiro & his mother was Rosa Passos, from Fraussen, 2003 and Calliostoma fernandesi Porto, Portugal. Rolán & Monteiro, 2006) were named after César Fernandes married Maria him. Although he was always Lisete de Sá (also deceased) in June interested in Cones and was a 1956. They had a son, César Fernandes subscriber of TCC, he curiously never Jr.. had a Cone with his name. After a few years working in César was an extremely kind different firms from Lourenço Mar- person, well loved by all who knew ques, César’s interest in shells was him. He had a great appreciation for born when he was 21 years old, during good cuisine – especially for Indian a trip do Mocímboa da Praia (North cuisine – and was a good cook. A Moçambique), with his younger cultivated person of many different brother Álvaro. From then on he interests, always generous and a collected intensively along Moçam- notably good companion, César was bique’s shores and built an important someone who was at peace with the regional collection. World. In the 1980s, the family came His absence is very much to Lisbon and César Fernandes became lamented by his many friends. May his a professional wholesale shell dealer, soul rest in peace. making frequent trips to Moçambique and to the Cape Verde Islands. His collecting efforts led to the discovery of a number of new species DEDED Colour variations of C. guanche Lauer, 1993 Francisco Deniz You will find here a plate with specimens of Conus guanche Lauer, 1993 from my collection. As you know, this species occurs around the eastern islands in the Canarias archipelago (from Tenerife to the Chinijo archipelago, a number of small islets East of Lanzarote) and is not found in the three western islands (La Palma, El Hierro and La Gomera). According to location, a number of seemingly fairly constant morphometric differences, as well as distinct colours and patterns are to be found. The specimens shown vary from 21 to 42 mm in length and were found in the following locations: 2 First row: La Graciosa Island Second row: Lanzarote Island Third row: first specimen on the left from Lobos Island, the others from Tenerife Fourth row: Fuerteventura Island Fifth, sixth and seventh rows: Gran Canaria Island (always darker and with a heavier pattern) DEDED 3 when including the photo, but to be honest it simply slipped my mind and the photo appeared without any origin at all! WHAT AM I? Sorry for the confusion caused. DEDED " From Bill Fenzan: Dear Antonio, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR You have produced another interesting issue. Congratulations on the variety " From Felix Lorenz: of the articles. The issue kept me reading until the end. Hi Antonio [...] Typos were seen in reading the Many thanks for sending me the Cone issue (spelling of Kaicher's name was Collector-magazine. wrong (“Laicher”) in one place), but It is a fine effort and I am happy to not considered important enough to contribute if I can (as I have already list. The contributions by Jon done with an uncredited photo of Singleton were especially interesting! Conus helgae that was taken from my The following comments occurred to website) me as I read the issue: Good luck for the fine project and keep me posted please. General comment: At 2Mb, the attached .pdf file containing issue 2 is a large one. My Internet Service The Editor replies: Provider (ISP), Earthlink, finally got the file to me after two failed attempts. Thank you very much for your message, Suggest you look into ways to Felix! I am very glad to know that you enjoy compress the .pdf file, send issues in TCC. parts, or otherwise keep attachment file I will of course look forward to your size low. Unfortunately, I still have a contributions for future issues, they dial-up 56kps account. will be most welcome! Sorry about the photo of C. helgae. As a matter of fact, I took it from the The Editor replies: website of Paul Kersten ("An Illustrated Checklist of Recent Conidae" at Yes, Bill I believe the files containing whole http://www.schnr- issues of TCC can be quite heavy indeed specimenshells.com/ConidaeChecklist.html and I suppose you are not the only one as I am sure you know). with this problem. It is included in the site with the mention I will try to do something in the future along "from Gene Mallory's site"; I the lines that you suggest . checked with Paul about the possibility of using the photo and he told me On the mystery cone from New that he had no further contact with Gene Caledonia (starting on page 11): [...] Mallory and that he believed we could use Vincent's [...] frustration with other the photos. I should have explained all this people comes through too clearly. I 4 have seen a specimen of this shell, but have seen and studied three other I have never owned one. So, I have no specimens, in addition to the holotype plans to name this shell myself. The in Geneva. Two were in museums statement: "Anyway, Bill Fenzan is (AMNH & ZMUA), and one in a now in charge of sorting out that private collection. All shells of C. situation with Bill Cargile, so it should ciderryi are similar to the holotype and be okay soon." is misleading. I have appear consistently different from all never told Vincent, or anyone, I would specimens of C. guidopoppei I own or accept any responsibility for sorting have seen. things out between him and Mr. The type locality for C. ciderryi is Cargile. "Trawled in the Strait of Taiwan and not seen elsewhere to date.", not The Editor replies: Australia. I can assure you that TCC has no wish The Editor replies: whatsoever of hurting anybody’s feelings. On the other hand, it should be clear for Thanks a lot for your comments and everybody that any signed article, letter, information. You are quite right about the etc. will at all times represent only the type locality for C. ciderryi. The fault was writer’s opinions and that by publishing entirely mine: I was probably so enthused such texts the bulletin in no way expresses over Jon Singleton’s Australian notes that I any kind of position about their contents, wrote “Australia” instead of “Taiwan”! provided the limits of decency and politeness are preserved. I was fully aware that Vincent’s blunt On "They Are Out There statements would be a bit polemic, but I Somewhere" by Jon Singleton really saw no way of editing them without (starting on page 18): A few years changing the contents and tone that he had ago, I obtained a portion of an article intended. from the Journal "Pes-pelicani" dated 1968 that illustrated Fenaux types with good black and white photos. I believe On Conus ciderryi (starting on page this was the journal of a shell club 16): A photo of paratype 3 can be based in Nice, France. There was a found on the website of the British museum mentioned in the article (near Shell Collectors' Club or in Nice) that was the inferred source (http://www.britishshellclub.org.uk/ ). of the photographs and/or specimens. I The photo is found by navigating to the can be motivated to find this article "Picture gallery" section of the again if there is someone (who speaks "Reference" menu choice on the home French better than I) out there who is page. When you get to the picture willing and able to work on this gallery page, you will see a listing of project. I made a copy of the paper club members and their photo pages in once before, but the individual I asked a table.
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