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Muricanthus radix GIANT SIZE WOOOOW!!!!!!!
117 mm Barra de Navidad, Jalisco, Mex. 83,00 €  |
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| Item | # 0004208255 | | Family | Muricidae | | Name | Muricanthus radix - GIANT SIZE WOOOOW!!!!!!! |
| Size | 117 mm, w/o |
| Locality | Barra de Navidad, Jalisco, Mex. |
| Note | RARE GIANT MAGNIFICENT MASTERPIECE WOOOOW!! Really hard to get this Giant sizes in Barra de Navidad nowadays with superb conditions. The shell shows an impressive large size combined with crazy elevated and globose shoulder form combined with the most wide-thick branched shoulder spines ever. Extremely thick and long spines form in the dorsal anterior lip and dorsal side. The spire is just incredible and stunning, seldom seen with no holes, really intact and with ultra rare perfect apex, really hard to find with top conditions at this giant sizes. The spire is really formidable wide. The banding pattern is wonderful with dense black and brown thick bands all around the white background color. The white more dominant in the posterior and black in the anterior. Really impressive colossal robust and giant size, for advancer collectors. Some minor natural imperfections not really harming this beauty. F+++. 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. For any MURICIDAE lovers of aesthetics and advancer collectors. Found attached and buried between muddy stones with oysters about 6m- 8m deep. Barra de Navidad, Jalisco, Mexico. May 2026. Value for this rare giant exceptional size and impeccable wonderful conditions: 250-300 euros. Good luck and Happy shelling!!! MEXICO PACIFIC |
| Seller | MEXICO PACIFIC (795) - Register to view Feedback | | Seller Country | MEXICO |
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| Curr. of this item |  EURO |
| Start Price | 2,00 € |
| Current Price | 83,00 € - offered by Crossbones - 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 | 29-07-2026 > 21:15:00 | | shellauction.net timeServer time | 02-08-2026 > 21:27:35 | | Time left | ... | |
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