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Zoila thersites contraria PRIMORDIAL
67.0 mm GAB, Eucla, Western Australia 430,00 €  |
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| Item | # 0004302438 |
| Family | Cypraeidae |
| Name | Zoila thersites contraria - PRIMORDIAL , Iredale 1935 |
| Size | 67.0 mm |
| Locality | GAB, Eucla, Western Australia |
| Note | Rare deep water thersities subspecies that is found only off southern Australia. Extraordinary inflated seashell with an immaculate cream dorsum exhibiting four chestnut brown primordial symmetrically aligned and disappearing transverse bands. The shell has a perfect cream/porcelain white and pastel peach tinted convex base. A contraria that shows flawless pastel peach/apricot extremities, sparse lateral wall/marginal spotting accentuated by a rich, thick nacre gloss. The shell has a modest weight/size ratio (51.9 grams), typical of the subspecies. The specimen was trawled at 200 meters in the Great Australian Bight off Eucla, Western Australia in 1987. EX: Don Pisor. The specimen shows a few soft growth folds that emanate from the posterior ramp. Grade: F+++/GEM minus. |
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| Seller Country | AUSTRALIA |
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| Curr. of this item |  EURO |
| Start Price | 400,00 € |
| Current Price | 430,00 € - offered by TY888 - You must be registered to make your offer -
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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 | 28-10-2026 > 21:30:00 |
| shellauction.net timeServer time | 23-10-2026 > 02:23:37 |
| Time left | 5 days, 20 hours, 6 min |
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