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Naria erosa chlorizans SUPERIOR FORM
41.4 mm     Noumea, New Caledonia     465,00 €
Item# 0004231962
FamilyCypraeidae
NameNaria erosa chlorizans - SUPERIOR FORM , Melville 1888
Size41.4 mm
LocalityNoumea, New Caledonia
NoteExceptional specimen with mega thick/ inflated/ flared and calloused margins, superior cylindrical form, exaggerated rostration without the typical dark botches on either margin as seen in most specimens. Hyperglazed, uniquely tinted perfect extremities and a narrow aperture with strong teeth. The base and margins are eggshell beige and the beautiful dorsal pattern pigmented in remarkable ocellating merigold/buff brown and cream white sports. The dorsal line is prominent, splitting and defining two shades of the dorsal pattern. Top drawer specimen and hard to match morphologically. It is a far superior specimen compared to an example published in Felix Lorenz's classic Textbook: Cowries: A Guide to the Gastropod Family Cypraeidae; Volume 2, Page 646, Plate 319, No. 16. Collected by Scuba diver 10-12 meters under rocks surrounded by seaweed in the 80s off Noumea, New Caledonia. The shell exhibits a minuscule blemish on the anterior labral ramp and a few slight silt stains in the aperture teeth. Grade: F+++/GEM minus.
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Start Price205,00 €
Current Price465,00 € - offered by luffy  - Auction closed - 

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Bid history:
Plus1sec (64) 205 €20-08-2026 > 00:38:581
nano128 (4) 220 €21-08-2026 > 20:19:112
optimappa (133) 230 €26-08-2026 > 18:58:144
nano128 (4) 300 €26-08-2026 > 20:18:485
Plus1sec (64) 315 €26-08-2026 > 15:42:093
R3MI (10) 330 €26-08-2026 > 21:25:147
R3MI (10) 350 €26-08-2026 > 21:25:338
nano128 (4) 350 €26-08-2026 > 20:19:256
R3MI (10) 380 €26-08-2026 > 21:26:179
blueagle (879) 390 €26-08-2026 > 21:28:1910
R3MI (10) 400 €26-08-2026 > 21:28:5912
Alfalfa (23) 400 €26-08-2026 > 21:28:3911
vapshell (259) 420 €26-08-2026 > 21:29:0213
Alfalfa (23) 440 €26-08-2026 > 21:29:4815
Alfalfa (23) 460 €26-08-2026 > 21:29:5916
luffy (121) 465 €26-08-2026 > 21:29:3414