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Item | # 0002074542 |
Family | Volutidae |
Name | Scaphella dubia kieneri - SUPERB , Clench, 1946 |
Size | 121.3 mm |
Locality | USA |
Note | EXTRA SPECIAL SALE - PART 4: Part four of my extra special sales comprised entirely of exceptional specimens from my private collection, representing highlights of my collecting and dealing career. Another opportunity to acquire outstanding and unique seashells from one of the world’s pre-eminent collections. SCAPHELLA DUBIA KIENERI: A superb specimen from the very 'old days' of US trawling. Particularly elegant and graceful slender and elongate form. Beautiful pattern of chestnut rectangles arrayed in widely-spaced spiral bands. Typical minimal smoothing to outer apertural lip. One minor growth disruption to columellar side of body whorl. Now obtainable only from old collections. A superb, large 1963 original label from an unknown source states 'very rare' at time of collection. Size: 121.3 mm (length). Grading: F++++. Data: Gulf of Mexico, off Cameron, Louisiana, USA; upon mud/sand/detritus substrate; 90-110 m; trawled; 1963. Provenance: 1. Unidentified 1960s U.S. collection; 2. JES private collection; Melbourne/London. |
Seller | JES (1238) -
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Seller Country | AUSTRALIA |
Shipment/Payment | Available for registered users... |
Currency of this item | EURO |
Start Price | 1,00 € |
Current Price | 122,00 € - offered by coatl - You must be registered to make your offer -
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from 100 to 200 € | 2 € |
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End | 26-09-2018 > 21:00:00 |
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