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Zoila friendii vercoi CLARKSON COLLECTED 
77.2 mm Esperance, Western Australia 660,00 €  |
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| Item | # 0003928160 |
| Family | Cypraeidae |
| Name | Zoila friendii vercoi - CLARKSON COLLECTED , Schilder 1930 |
| Size | 77.2 mm |
| Locality | Esperance, Western Australia |
| Note | Rare vercoi specimen with an impressive an extraordinary dorsal pattern and mixed lateral wall spotting. The shell features an intense black/brown maculae-based huge blotch covering the entire columellar dorsum with a magnificent dorsal line.. The specimen also exhibits a strong nacre gloss accentuated by the caramel/chocolate pigmented extremities.The vercoi displays intense compacted macro-spotting on both lateral walls/margins. A sight to hold in hand, especially with the multi- brown colored and heavily glazed base. Super shape/symmetry with notable inflation with moderate rostration present on the anterior extremity. Collected by famed Scuba diver Peter Clarkson at 42 meters at the base of a purple ridge sponge on a granite plateau off Termination Island, Recherche Archipelago, Esperance, Western Australia in 4/1995. Original data slip from Peter included. The specimen was featured and illustrated in the textbook Australia's Spectacular Cowries, Plate 91a. The shell has a glazed shallow wobble on the posterior ramp and a micro-fleck on anterior columellar extremity. Grade: F+++/GEM. |
| Seller | Seashell Trader (346) - Register to view Feedback |
| Seller Country | AUSTRALIA |
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| Curr. of this item |  EURO |
| Start Price | 200,00 € |
| Current Price | 660,00 € - offered by ArctiCod3R - Auction closed -
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| under 100 € | 1 € |
| from 100 to 200 € | 2 € |
| from 200 to 500 € | 5 € |
| from 500 to 1000 € | 10 € |
| over 1000 € | 25 € |
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| End | 26-11-2025 > 21:30:00 |
| shellauction.net timeServer time | 03-12-2025 > 16:13:19 |
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