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Zoila venusta episema f. sorrentensis WRS SMALLEST
40.9 mm     Rottnest Is., Western Australia     435,00 €
Item# 0004272153
FamilyCypraeidae
NameZoila venusta episema f. sorrentensis - WRS SMALLEST , Schilder 1963
Size40.9 mm
LocalityRottnest Is., Western Australia
NoteThe specimen is registered as the world record smallest venusta episema. A strongly aesthetic shell, with excellent pigmentation. This colourful subspecies with a lovely pattern and a desirable dorsal blotched maculae shifted to the labral dorsum/lateral wall and anterior ramp. Super-glazed, moderate weight/size ratio and perfect extremities, base and margins. The specimen shows modest rostration and displays an emerging blue hue below the dorsal blotch. Taken by Scuba diver at 5-10 meters on a sponge sponge nestled on a rock in 1998 off Rottnest Island, Western Australia. The has been illustrated in: Sea and Land Shells of the Don Pisor Collection, p. 98, number 1. EX: Don Pisor. The specimen shows a subtle growth crease/recess on the labral anterior ramp. Grade: F+++.
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Seller CountryAUSTRALIA
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Start Price205,00 €
Current Price435,00 € - offered by ArctiCod3R  - Auction closed - 

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Bid history:
ArctiCod3R (81) 300 €29-09-2026 > 05:09:501
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ArctiCod3R (81) 435 €30-09-2026 > 17:37:434