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| Item | # 0003317504 | | Family | Cypraeidae | | Name | Macrocypraea cervus - DEEP WATER FORM , (Linnaeus, 1771) |
| Size | 100 mm |
| Locality | Celestún, Yucatan, Mexico |
| Note | This is a special shell. It’s a deep water form of this species we had never had before. These deep water shells always have a thicker lip. The color is breathtaking; a beautiful dark shade of brown/ebony.
The shell comes from an extremely remote deep water population. It was found while diving in open sea, 40 miles off the coast of Celestun, and at a staggering depth of 131 ft. This is the first time we get these open sea, deep water specimens, and it is not likely we will get them often, as collecting them can be quite dangerous, so the divers don’t get them frequently. The specimen has some growth lines, quite typical of this species, and particularly of specimens living so far from land, but it is honestly a beautiful piece, the color is just something else. Probably the prettiest shade of brown I’ve seen for this species. |
| Seller | Felixthesheller (15) -
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| Start Price | 50,00 € |
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| | End | 24-04-2024 > 21:30:00 | | shellauction.net time | 29-04-2024 > 11:28:45 | | Time left | ... | | |
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