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Malea ringens THICKEST WIDE VENTRAL!!!
172 mm La Calechosa, Jalisco, Mexico. 61,00 €  |
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| Item | # 0004017824 |
| Family | Tonnidae |
| Name | Malea ringens - THICKEST WIDE VENTRAL!!! , (Swainson, 1822) |
| Size | 172 mm |
| Locality | La Calechosa, Jalisco, Mexico. |
| Note | MAJESTIC VERY THICK MASSIVE VENTRAL SIDE AND REALLY WIDE WOOOOW !!! The widest ventral side combined with the extended crazy columellar intact thick lip and extra thick-wide lip. This special shell shows an special Globose- wide form with elevated dorsum with ball effect. This elegant and tremendous beauty shows an ultra rare curved, extreme wide and thick lip with the craziest elongated denticles and teeth all around the lip. A thick - wide unique parietal wall combined with an extended columellar lip, deeper inside the aperture the elevated columella folds. The fold in the top is so thick, large, elevated and white like a huge pearl formation. The shell present an Exquisite and Elegant glossy aperture with a porcelain cream colors. The ventral side is just a dream for display. The dorsal shows a multiple elegant spiral thick banding ribs all around with superb sculpture and fresh fantastic light cream colors with shiny conditions and darker spot brown banding pattern. Really rare nice apex and formidable spire. Large great size for the population and hard to get this big sizes nowadays with Magnificent conditions. Super undulated lip with the best long incredible denticles form, amazing teeth in all lip. F+++, some irregular structural band not really harming the shiny dorsal beauty with no erosion. For advancer collectors and lovers of this fantastic Family. One of my Favorite big shells in the pacific with so unique form and sculpture compare with all Tonas species and the biggest of the Maleas species. They are most night active , They are rarely hunting during the day. Hart to find in the day because they are most complete buried. Superb fresh piece!!! Found buried in sand under huge platforms stones about 10m deep. La Calechosa Bahia de Cuastecomates, Jalisco, Mexico. December 2025. Value for this extra wide thick colossal beauty: 120-150 euros or more. 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 | 61,00 € - offered by ron - 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 > 20:30:00 |
| shellauction.net timeServer time | 30-01-2026 > 13:28:30 |
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