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Item | # 0002291367 | Family | Volutidae | Name | Amoria praetexta - SMALL WELD IS. FORM , Reeve, 1849 |
Size | 32.7 mm |
Locality | Australia |
Note | A beautiful specimen of the diminutive Weld Island form, exhibiting an incredibly intricate pattern. The diminutive size of this form reflects the tiny dimensions of its locality, with Weld Island being only around 0.3 km in length. The island, off the north-western coast of Western Australia, now constitutes the Weld Island Nature Reserve, and no fresh specimens from this uncommon locality will be available in future. Now obtainable only from choice old collections. Perfect, fully mature outer apertural lip and siphonal canal. For the Volutidae collection yet lacking the Weld Island form. Size: 32.7 mm (length). Grading: F++++. Data: Off Weld Island, Mardie, Western Australia, Australia; upon sand substrate at extreme seasonal low tide; 1986. Provenance: JES private collection; Melbourne/London. |
Seller | JES (1236) -
Register to view Feedback | Seller Country | AUSTRALIA |
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Currency of this item | EURO |
Start Price | 1,00 € |
Current Price | 12,00 € - offered by murex54 - Auction closed -
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