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Muricanthus radix RARE SPINY BLACK RADIX!!
99.1 mm Barra de Navidad, Jalisco, Mex. 64,00 €  |
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| Item | # 0004017642 | | Family | Muricidae | | Name | Muricanthus radix - RARE SPINY BLACK RADIX!! , (Gmelin, 1791) |
| Size | 99.1 mm, w/o |
| Locality | Barra de Navidad, Jalisco, Mex. |
| Note | RARE RADIX WITH GREAT SPINY-ROBUST-GLOBOSE AND WIDE FORM!! Really hard to get Muricanthus radix with exceptional conditions as this one here. Wonderful fresh and shiny sculpture and colors with the best black coloration and spiny conditions. Dense spiny spire conditions between with seldom seen apex. Spiny branched lip and intact siphon. The real dense with several spines-varices all around. Elegant beauty , do not miss this unique opportunity to get a superb Black M. radix. 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 specimens, very selected from many dives, very difficult to get and 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 with erosion, drill holes, really 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 as usual, with incredible shapes and spines. Without a doubt this masterpieces are a treasure for anyone who wins it. Carefully handpicked with years of experience and cleaned preserving its natural parts. 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. December 2025. Value for this special wide, heavy, robust, globose and crazy dense spiny rare M. radix: 120-150 euros. Good luck and Happy shelling!!! MEXICO PACIFIC |
| Seller | MEXICO PACIFIC (756) - Register to view Feedback | | Seller Country | MEXICO |
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| Curr. of this item |  EURO |
| Start Price | 2,00 € |
| Current Price | 64,00 € - offered by PTRS-58 - 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 | 28-01-2026 > 21:15:00 | | shellauction.net timeServer time | 30-01-2026 > 13:27:36 | | Time left | ... | |
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