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| Item | # 0002493028 |
| Family | CEPHALOPODA |
| Name | Argonauta argo - Strong Black Keel !!! , Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Size | 160.0 mm |
| Locality | Windy Harbour, West Australia |
| Note | Argonauta argo are truly a wonder of nature. They are the largest of the paper nautilus with the females growing to sizes approaching 300mm while males attain sizes of up to 20mm. They are the external shell of a free-swimming oceanic cephalopod or pelagic octopus. In early winter, the female secretes up to 50,000 embryos in the keel of the shell which acts as an egg case. They feed on plankton and jelly fish and are in turn predicated upon my pelagic fish such as dolphin fish, tuna, and bill fish. Occasionally they wash up on our south coast during and after sever winter storms. The Chinese name for the species translates to “White Sea Horse Nest”. They are an incredible structure. This specimen has a small perforation in its keel as indicated by the green arrow. |
| Seller | amorashells (1095) -
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| Seller Country | AUSTRALIA |
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| Shipment/Payment | Available for registered users... |
| Currency of this item |  EURO |
| Start Price | 1,00 € |
| Current Price | 15,00 € - offered by sniker5 - 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 € |
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| End | 30-12-2020 > 20:30:00 |
| shellauction.net time | 26-04-2024 > 16:29:39 |
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