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Item | # 0002122161 |
Family | Volutidae |
Name | Neptuneopsis gilchristi - RARE QUALITY , Sowerby III, 1898 |
Size | 142.7 mm |
Locality | South Africa |
Note | SPECIAL SALE - PART 8: Part eight of my current 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. NEPTUNEOPSIS GILCHRISTI: A large specimen of the very finest quality for this usually very rough species. Nothing but micro trawl fraying to outer apertural lip and siphonal canal, left completely natural. Oversized protoconch intact. Beautiful subtle colours: orangish tan and pinkish cream - more colourful than typical examples. Now only from old collections. The BEST of the best. Size: 142.7 mm (length). Grading: F++++; w/o. Data: Off Nahoon, Eastern Cape, South Africa; upon mud/sand substrate; 70-80 m; trawled; 1989. Provenance: 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 | 51,00 € - offered by agropoli - You must be registered to make your offer -
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over 1000 € | 25 € |
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End | 30-01-2019 > 21:00:00 |
shellauction.net time | 24-04-2024 > 06:03:47 |
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