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Thaisella chocolata Very Nice, Large!
87.6 mm Caldera, northern Chile 23,00 €  |
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| Item | # 0004050238 |
| Family | Muricidae |
| Name | Thaisella chocolata - Very Nice, Large! , (Duclos, 1832) |
| Size | 87.6 mm, w/o |
| Locality | Caldera, northern Chile |
| Note | One very nice and rather large specimen of the edible muricid Thaisella chocolata. This species is collected by divers in 4-20 m depth off the rocky coasts of northern Chile and southern Perú and it is an uncommon species. This species is rare in collections as their shells are almost always covered with cirripedian and other epibionts and are very ugly. This particular specimen is large for the species and it has very small defects: it has a nice spire, sculpture and a very nice lip with a single chip and few tiny nicks, and most importantly it preserves its original operculum (which is almost always tossed by the fishermen). This specimen was collected recently by a diver at shallow depth. A very low initial price for a species which is difficult to obtain for collections and in excellent condition for the species, and with its original operculum!. |
| Seller | bathymodiolus (94) - Register to view Feedback |
| Seller Country | CHILE |
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| Curr. of this item |  EURO |
| Start Price | 12,00 € |
| Current Price | 23,00 € - offered by Frankenia - 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 | 25-02-2026 > 21:15:00 |
| shellauction.net timeServer time | 10-03-2026 > 00:34:32 |
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