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Muricanthus ambiguus DENSE SPECIAL BLACK WOOW 
91.2 mm Barra de Navidad, Jalisco, Mex. 99,00 €  |
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| Item | # 0003897921 | | Family | Muricidae | | Name | Muricanthus ambiguus - DENSE SPECIAL BLACK WOOW |
| Size | 91.2 mm, w/o |
| Locality | Barra de Navidad, Jalisco, Mex. |
| Note | THE MOST BLACK OF ALL WOOOOOW!! Impeccable and Exceptional elegant dark seldom seen shell with special white tiny band pattern all around. Long sharp spines form with the best sculpture spines ever, with intact spire, lip and siphon. Rare with dense dark colors and superb elegant shinny black inner lip. Some micro natural imperfections, a tube growing in a spine only not really detracting this seldom seen black beauty.
The best exquisite high selection for this seldom seen species. Do not miss this unique opportunity to get this real top black spiny masterpiece specimens, 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-spines, 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 most dense black color form with a white tiny band: 100-130 euros. Same High resolution image available on request. Good luck and Happy shelling!!! MEXICO PACIFIC |
| Seller | MEXICO PACIFIC (727) - Register to view Feedback | | Seller Country | MEXICO |
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| Curr. of this item |  EURO |
| Start Price | 2,00 € |
| Current Price | 99,00 € - 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 | 29-10-2025 > 21:15:00 | | shellauction.net timeServer time | 09-11-2025 > 07:59:25 | | Time left | ... | |
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