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Zoila jeaniana aurata f. walkeri MERIGOLD
63.9 mm False Entrance, Shark Bay, WA 960,00 €  |
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| Item | # 0003979150 |
| Family | Cypraeidae |
| Name | Zoila jeaniana aurata f. walkeri - MERIGOLD , Hiscock 2012 |
| Size | 63.9 mm |
| Locality | False Entrance, Shark Bay, WA |
| Note | Gorgeous rare golden specimen with a bright dorsal merigold blotch highlighted by a distinctive dorsal line carved into the ivory/cream white primary body color. The shell displays remarkable deep nacre lustre, modest body inflation, thick margins with modest tuberculation of the thick rounded margins. The aurata shows a perfect sparkling pastel apricot orange/porcelain white base, cantaloupe orange pigmented extremities with moderate lateral wall spotting on both walls. A signature and classic Zoila subspecies from the deep water. Captured by ROV at 105 meters resting in a sponge garden in False Entrance, Shark Bay, off Western Australia in 2019. The shell displays a shallow horizontal crease on the posterior ramp and a repair in the anterior columellar channel tip, not visible in images. Grade: F+++. |
| Seller | Seashell Trader (354) - Register to view Feedback |
| Seller Country | AUSTRALIA |
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| Curr. of this item |  EURO |
| Start Price | 400,00 € |
| Current Price | 960,00 € - offered by Snowy - 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 € |
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| End | 24-12-2025 > 21:30:00 |
| shellauction.net timeServer time | 26-12-2025 > 23:58:03 |
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