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Zoila jeaniana praeclara CHOICE
76.5 mm     Zuytdorp Cliffs, Kalbarri, WA     630,00 €
Item# 0004047913
FamilyCypraeidae
NameZoila jeaniana praeclara - CHOICE , Lorenz 2020
Size76.5 mm
LocalityZuytdorp Cliffs, Kalbarri, WA
NoteAlluring subspecies from the west coast of Australia. A collectors choice specimen by color intensity, pattern contrast and form alone. Featuring a strong blackish dorsal pattern and highlighted by a deep lustrous nacre. Heavy shell showing a strong weight/size ratio, sharp contoured extremities, tuberculated extremity margins and sparse spotting on both lateral walls. The specimen also displays a gleaming black/brown and cream/brown base color accentuated by well-developed aperture teeth. The praeclara was lifted from a sponge nested on sand/rock substrate by a ROV at 85-90 meters, Zuytdorp Cliffs, Kalbarri, Western Australia in 2/2020. The specimen exhibits a micro-drill hole attempt on the columellar mid-lateral wall and a mini self-repaired nick on the posterior columellar siphon channel. Both imperfections can be viewed in the third figure. Grade: F++/F+++.
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Seller CountryAUSTRALIA
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Curr. of this itemEURO
Start Price400,00 €
Current Price630,00 € - offered by recliner  - Auction closed - 

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Bid history:
cyp378 (101) 425 €22-02-2026 > 20:28:561
cyp378 (101) 450 €25-02-2026 > 18:34:263
naturewt (73) 620 €23-02-2026 > 10:46:292
recliner (214) 630 €25-02-2026 > 20:29:454