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| Item | # 0002277013 | | Family | Cypraeidae | | Name | Cypraea tigris - RAREST TRUE NC ROSTRATE , Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Size | 78.3 mm |
| Locality | Prony Bay, New Caledonia |
| Note | SPECIAL AUCTION - NEW CALEDONIA MOST SPECTACULAR COWRIES : GEM, highest grade 4 HYPER ROSTRATE TIGRIS. Here we finally able to offer a TRUE MELANISTIC AND ROSTRATE tigris from New Caledonia. I wish to quote a paragraph on Page 102 from the book of CHATENAY on tigris: "No rostration or melanism nowadays...." This shows how rare it is for a TRUE ROSTRATE NEW CALEDONIA TIGRIS. Probably the very first true New Caldondia rostrate and melanistic tigris offer in Shellauction. It is so rare that almost never seen in the market. The dorsum of this specimen is melanistic with special colour beside the rostrate extremities. Collected from a nature reserve years ago and now the locality is protected and no longer available. This specimen came from a prestigious collection. The value of this specimen is more than 2500 Euro. If you are a serious tigris collector or a serious niger/rostrate collector, you will not going to miss this one. Starting at 1 Euro to make it a must bid for all collectors. All photos taken with no enhancement or editing. What you see is what you get. Don't miss this rare opportunity !!! |
| Seller | ccc (799) -
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| Currency of this item |  EURO |
| Start Price | 1,00 € |
| Current Price | 1225,00 € - offered by Lutan - Auction closed -
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| | Bid Increments |
| Range | Bid Increment |
| under 100 € | 1 € |
| from 100 to 200 € | 2 € |
| from 200 to 500 € | 5 € |
| from 500 to 1000 € | 10 € |
| over 1000 € | 25 € |
| | End | 27-11-2019 > 21:30:00 | | shellauction.net time | 26-04-2024 > 08:59:45 | | Time left | ... | | |
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