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Muricanthus ambiguus SPINY - BROWN COLOR FORM
70.1 mm     Barra de Navidad, Jalisco, Mex.     36,00 €
Item# 0004054351
FamilyMuricidae
NameMuricanthus ambiguus - SPINY - BROWN COLOR FORM
Size70.1 mm, w/o
LocalityBarra de Navidad, Jalisco, Mex.
NoteEXTRAORDINARY BROWN COLOR FORM AND SPINY!! Long spines form with very robust form combined with the spines and the most brownish background coloration between the elegant banding. Awesome spiny lip form with majestic conditions. Wide exceptional spiny and spiral spire. Some natural insignificant imperfections not really harming this dark spiny beauty. 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 with excellent conditions, 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 unusual brownish background coloration combined with superb spines all around and great wide spiral-spiny spire : 60-70 euros. Good luck and Happy shelling!!! MEXICO PACIFIC
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Seller CountryMEXICO
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Curr. of this itemEURO
Start Price2,00 €
Current Price36,00 € - offered by Fusion  - Auction closed - 

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Bid history:
yelwer (44) 2 €19-02-2026 > 00:06:311
Jeffonese (942) 3 €19-02-2026 > 00:53:072
rosenthals (821) 11 €19-02-2026 > 03:48:254
osubugboy (273) 21 €19-02-2026 > 01:33:513
LFF (428) 26 €21-02-2026 > 15:15:385
Jack687 (243) 31 €25-02-2026 > 18:27:526
Jack687 (243) 33 €25-02-2026 > 19:54:298
susu (24) 35 €25-02-2026 > 19:15:487
Fusion (846) 36 €25-02-2026 > 20:21:119