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Loxechinus albus Gargantuan giant!
120 x 70 mm Caldera, northern Chile 80,00 €
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| Item | # 0004001608 |
| Family | ECHINOIDEA |
| Name | Loxechinus albus - Gargantuan giant! , (Molina, 1782) |
| Size | 120 x 70 mm |
| Locality | Caldera, northern Chile |
| Note | One giant (W= 120 mm, H=~70 mm) and very nice live-taken specimen of Loxechinus albus, an edible sea urchin found in Chile. This specimen is amazing and it feels really nice in the palm of the hand due to its size.
This one was collected by a fisherman in a remote location in northern Chile, and it is one of the largest that I have obtained. Currently, it is very rare to get large specimens because this species is heavily exploited and also because the algae forests where they live are now threatened. So it is very difficult to obtain such large and very nice specimens like this one. The specimen was carefully cleaned with soft brushes and soap, but it still can be cleaned further to perfection.
This is a very rare giant specimen, perfect for a sea urchins collection or large size collection or wunderkammer. I will include a normal-sized additional specimen for free with this specimen, for comparison purposes. |
| Seller | bathymodiolus (93) - Register to view Feedback |
| Seller Country | CHILE |
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| Curr. of this item |  EURO |
| Start Price | 80,00 € |
| Current Price | 80,00 € - no Bids - 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 | 28-01-2026 > 21:00:00 |
| shellauction.net timeServer time | 02-02-2026 > 22:34:13 |
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