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Item# 0002097866
FamilyCypraeidae
NameMauritia arabica asiatica empressae - MONSTER / UNPRECEDENTED , Kessler, 2006
Size85.5 mm
LocalityKoh Tao, Thailand
NoteEXTREMELY RARE......MONSTER......EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH DOME......One of only two similar shells found in recent times. ‘Empressae’ form of arabica are known for distinctive and extreme characteristics, and this piece ticks all boxes – highly inflated – an unusually elevated dome – great size – elongate – bloated margins. The margins are callous to the extreme. Exquisite pattern and colouring. Marginal decoration is to die for (please take a moment to appreciate the eye-catching black spotting). Heavy, like a piece of lead. The over-all impression is one of a picture-perfect 'empressae'. Often from Indonesia or the South China Sea, I have not seen ‘empressae’ from Thailand before. Never offered this size before. Indeed, the length surpasses the size of arabica asiatica collectively found to date; arabica immanis from the western Indian Ocean often obtain this size but not so from the eastern parts. No chips, lines or any other defects. Only a few superficial snowflakes on the margins. Don’t miss a rare opportunity to add a seldom offered specie to your collection. Grade: F++++/Gem. Provenance: from my own collection. Dived for at 20-25m on rock wall; off Ko Kong Sai Daeng (Shark Island) on the south east coast of Koh Tao, Thailand.
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Seller CountryAUSTRALIA
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Start Price1,00 €
Current Price220,00 € - offered by Sealy  - Auction closed - 

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Bid history:
orepaul87 (119) 3 €22-11-2018 > 19:16:582
TY888 (416) 25 €22-11-2018 > 01:23:141
aulicus (176) 30 €24-11-2018 > 13:14:504
aulicus (176) 40 €24-11-2018 > 13:17:045
Sealy (1147) 42 €27-11-2018 > 12:28:466
aulicus (176) 50 €27-11-2018 > 16:40:247
stitchtahiti (148) 65 €22-11-2018 > 19:57:143
lemnos (95) 76 €28-11-2018 > 13:57:338
Warry (350) 124 €28-11-2018 > 17:39:0410
istar (1329) 154 €28-11-2018 > 17:20:429
Warry (350) 166 €28-11-2018 > 17:39:2611
istar (1329) 194 €28-11-2018 > 21:29:3713
discus (2738) 200 €28-11-2018 > 21:29:3814
discus (2738) 215 €28-11-2018 > 21:29:5415
Sealy (1147) 220 €28-11-2018 > 21:11:4412