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| Item | # 0003313817 |
| Family | Muricidae |
| Name | Neorapana muricata - EXTENDED WING!!!!!!! |
| Size | 62.2 mm, w/o |
| Locality | Barra de Navidad, Jalisco,Mexico |
| Note | EXTENDED WING WOOOOW!!! Seldom seen extended lip with so elegant multiple scales. Deep beautiful orange inner lip and aperture in general. Really the best conditions compare with the average for this Population. This particular species is always found attached to large stones and apparently feeds more at night. Devourer of marine worms! The body is generally always accompanied and attached by many types of calcareous organisms and algae making them invisible in many cases. You need to have a very good eye to find them, and they are rare. Super hard to clean, takes even hours for clean 1 big piece. Very rarely do you find good specimens with impressive conditions. This is the perfect example to appreciate the beauty of a real Neorapana muricata with beautiful unique ribs, flat body and exceptional conditions. Some really minor defects not really detracting the beauty. F+++. For advancer collectors and lovers of beauty's. Found attached between stones with mud about 7m deep. Barra de Navidad, Jalisco, Mexico. March 2024. Value for this giant masterpiece with deep orange colors and great scales: 90-100 euros. MEXICO PACIFIC. |
| Seller | MEXICO PACIFIC (598) -
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| Seller Country | GERMANY |
| Shipment/Payment | Available for registered users... |
| Currency of this item |  EURO |
| Start Price | 2,00 € |
| Current Price | 76,00 € - offered by Whot - 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 | 27-03-2024 > 21:15:00 |
| shellauction.net time | 27-04-2024 > 19:19:56 |
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