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Muricanthus radix x ambiguus ULTRA RARE HYBRID!!
88.5 mm     Barra de Navidad, Jalisco,Mexico     51,00 €
Item# 0003673639
FamilyMuricidae
NameMuricanthus radix x ambiguus - ULTRA RARE HYBRID!!
Size88.5 mm, w/o
LocalityBarra de Navidad, Jalisco,Mexico
NoteULTRA RARE HYBRID AND EXCEPTIONAL MASTERPIECE!! Hybrid between Muricanthus radix and Muricanthus ambiguus. With a robust front body, extra spiny varices and a spire with flat form but extremely intact like a M. radix and the siphonal canal so long as a M. ambiguus. Crazy combination of 2 species with the best spines, fantastic white color form , more dense in the ventral and spire side. Branched elegant spines with the best lines pattern all around. The most curious thing about this one is the spire with half completely absent of spines but without erosion, with elegantly fractionated sections with varices and very thick black lines near becoming flat until reaching the apex which appears to be intact but flat. Very unusual for this type of species, unique! F+++-Gem. There is enormous variability in these 2 species living together. Muricanthus ambigus and radix. They even seem to interbreed with each other causing unique and rare forms combinations. The Muricanthus population in Barra de Navidad, Jalisco is unique, as the specimens are inside a lagoon with mangroves nearby and protected from currents and waves, most of them covered with algae and mud keeping their apex, spines and body generally intact, something completely different from the populations in the open sea, with much damage to their shells. Even so, these specimens here are incredibly rare with so much conditions for the species and with incredible shapes. High selected rare specimens for this special auction, choose your favorite. Without a doubt this masterpiece is a treasure for anyone who wins it. It is much more impressive in your hands because of the details that you can't see in the photos. Super high selection in situ with the best exceptional conditions you can get for this extraordinary and seldom seen species. For any MURICIDAE lovers! For advancer collectors. Minor defect otherwise Museum piece. Found attached and buried between muddy stones with oysters about 6m- 7m deep. Barra de Navidad, Jalisco, Mexico. April 2025. Value for this ultra rare and unique Hybrid: 120-150 euros. High resolution image available on request. Good luck and Happy shelling!!! MEXICO PACIFIC
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Start Price2,00 €
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LuLuF (8) 2 €24-04-2025 > 11:18:491
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proserpina (101) 50 €27-04-2025 > 07:58:005
Thor (1056) 51 €30-04-2025 > 21:14:428