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Muricanthus ambiguus GIANT BLACK WOOOOW!!!!!! 
116.4 mm Barra de Navidad, Jalisco,Mexico 112,00 €  |
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| Item | # 0003839769 | | Family | Muricidae | | Name | Muricanthus ambiguus - GIANT BLACK WOOOOW!!!!!! , (Reeve, 1845) |
| Size | 116.4 mm, w/o |
| Locality | Barra de Navidad, Jalisco,Mexico |
| Note | RARE BLAAAACK SPINY WITH EXTRA LONG SPIRAL BLACK BROWN RIDGES INSIDE APERTURE WOOOOW!! Blaaaaack ultra rare color form with excellent branched spines all around, extended long spire with exquisite and elegant multiple branched spines, long curved blaack siphons, spectacular white banding but more dense black background color, robust-elongated body shape, extremely hyper gloss black spot in the top of the inner lip, the outer lip is coming with crazy long black-brown-white spiral ridges inside the aperture, the longest multiple lip spines you can have and colossal size for the population in Barra de Navidad with impossible conditions. F+++-F++++.
The best exquisite high selection for this seldom seen species. Do not miss this unique opportunity to get this real top black spiny masterpiece specimen, very selected from many dives and very difficult to clean them to reach this results, hours cleaning with ultrasonic scaler. The Muricanthus population in Barra de Navidad, Jalisco is unique, as the specimens are inside a lagoon with mangroves nearby and protected from currents, waves and directly sun light, 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, fully ugly and complete covered by very thick hard to remove calcareous attachments. Even so, these specimens here are incredibly rare with so much better conditions for the species, with incredible shapes and spines. Without a doubt this masterpieces are 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, choose your favorite in this great auction. For any MURICIDAE lovers of aesthetics and advancer collectors. Masterpiece rarity. Found attached and buried between muddy stones with oysters about 6m- 7m deep. Barra de Navidad, Jalisco, Mexico. June 2025. Value for the biggest of all and ultra rare black color form with stellar extraordinary conditions: 150-200 euros. High resolution image available on request. Good luck and Happy shelling!!! MEXICO PACIFIC |
| Seller | MEXICO PACIFIC (717) - Register to view Feedback | | Seller Country | MEXICO |
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| Curr. of this item |  EURO |
| Start Price | 2,00 € |
| Current Price | 112,00 € - offered by Crossbones - Auction closed -
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| Range | Bid Increment |
| under 100 € | 1 € |
| from 100 to 200 € | 2 € |
| from 200 to 500 € | 5 € |
| from 500 to 1000 € | 10 € |
| over 1000 € | 25 € |
| | End | 27-08-2025 > 21:15:00 | | shellauction.net timeServer time | 01-09-2025 > 16:25:59 | | Time left | ... | |
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