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Muricanthus ambiguus BLACK SEA URCHIN FORM!!!

81.4 mm Barra de Navidad, Jalisco,Mexico 150,00 €

Item

# 0003684664

Family

Muricidae

Name

Muricanthus ambiguus - BLACK SEA URCHIN FORM!!!

Size

81.4 mm, w/o

Locality

Barra de Navidad, Jalisco,Mexico

Note

ULTRA RARE AESTHETIC MASTERPIECE WITH EXTRA TINY LONG BRANCHED MULTIPLE SPINES AND VARICES FOR THE SPECIES!! Something extraordinary in this specimen so variable that suddenly appear among them unique and extreme cases like this one, but 1 in a million. The first ever with this color and spines conditions. You are admiring one of the specimens with the highest number of varices in conjunction with an immense and dense amount of long spines with long branches around the spire. “Like a sea urchin” with spines in all directions and with the most shiny black color. Undoubtedly a jewel of nature with a great rarity combined with its beauty. The longest spines around the spire are fully dense with extra tiny sharp spines between, really long as usual for the species. Spire with the best conditions and fully spiny, apex complete intact and elegant. The best spiny aperture and great inner lip patten spots. Museum conditions with the best high level of elegance and aesthetic beauty. Do not miss this unique opportunity to get the best special spiny Muricanthus ambiguus ever found. 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 longest branched spines ever, rare extra varices form and fresh shiny black color: 250-300 euros. High resolution image available on request. Good luck and Happy shelling!!! MEXICO PACIFIC

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