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Ceratostoma nuttalli FORMER WRS
61.5 mm     Stearns Wharf, Santa Barbara     106,00 €
Item# 0004022551
FamilyMuricidae
NameCeratostoma nuttalli - FORMER WRS , Conrad 1837
Size61.5 mm, w/o
LocalityStearns Wharf, Santa Barbara
NoteThe specimen features a fusoid body whorl with exceptionally large varices for this species. More importantly, the chestnut-brown/brown body whorl pigmentation on this particular specimen is above normal and a highly coveted characteristic. The shell displays a worn protoconch and minor wear on the varice edges. The specimen also exhibits a perfect siphonal canal, spire and body whorl with remarkable nodules and channels/gutters on the dorsal leading varix. The rock shell was collected by Scuba diver off Stearns Wharf, Santa Barbara on pier pilings in bottom rubble in 1970. The shell shows erosion of the protoconch and varix edges. This is a real good one and the former WRS. Grade: F+++.
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Seller CountryAUSTRALIA
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Start Price1,00 €
Current Price106,00 € - offered by excelsus  - Auction closed - 

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Bid history:
Zoppo (158) 6 €22-01-2026 > 00:37:231
Thetis75 (1521) 8 €27-01-2026 > 22:24:343
naturewt (73) 15 €26-01-2026 > 16:17:172
Wzq46 (90) 50 €28-01-2026 > 00:41:555
excelsus (102) 57 €27-01-2026 > 23:32:054
naturewt (73) 67 €28-01-2026 > 14:00:567
hemepos (166) 75 €28-01-2026 > 02:34:556
jeangeralddupau (148) 78 €28-01-2026 > 18:12:379
jeangeralddupau (148) 82 €28-01-2026 > 18:13:1010
jeangeralddupau (148) 84 €28-01-2026 > 18:25:4211
naturewt (73) 85 €28-01-2026 > 17:04:148
clxLulu (248) 104 €28-01-2026 > 21:10:0112
excelsus (102) 106 €28-01-2026 > 21:13:2413