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| Item | # 0002435794 | | Family | Cypraeidae | | Name | Zoila friendi thersites - UNIQUE SIR J BANKS GIANT , Gaskoin, 1849 |
| Size | 91.6 mm |
| Locality | Australia |
| Note | A UNIQUE and highly important specimen of the much sought after, and now extremely difficult to obtain GIANT Sir Joseph Banks Group form. The ONLY specimen I have ever seen exhibiting the ultra-attenuated, rostrate terminals, both anteriorly and posteriorly, (the posterior terminal being markedly recurved), which lend it the elongated appearance of the nominate subspecies, (and a resemblance in form to Umbilia). Ultra-rich colour and superb pattern. Exemplary quality for this usually very rough form. Hypermature, with great weight to size ratio. A truly incredible shell 'in the hand'. The specimen also comes from a rare locality within the Sir Joseph Banks Group - the only specimen I have ever handled from Lusby Island. Fresh specimens from this locality are no longer available, and are now obtainable only from choice old collections. A Sir Joseph Banks Group thersites like no other. For the advanced Zoila specialist. Size: 91.6 mm (length). Grading: F+++. Data: Off Lusby Island, Sir Joseph Banks Group, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia; upon brown sand/gravel substrate, amongst sponges; 24 m; dived; 1998. Provenance: JES private collection; Melbourne/London. |
| Seller | JES (1238) -
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| Currency of this item |  EURO |
| Start Price | 1,00 € |
| Current Price | 700,00 € - offered by VADL - Auction closed -
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| 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 | 30-09-2020 > 21:30:00 | | shellauction.net time | 26-04-2024 > 18:47:10 | | Time left | ... | | |
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