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Zoila marginata intermediate Very rare form!
60.3 mm Off Jurien Bay, West Australia 32,00 €  |
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| Item | # 0004305460 | | Family | Cypraeidae | | Name | Zoila marginata intermediate - Very rare form! , (Gaskoin, 1849) |
| Size | 60.3 mm |
| Locality | Off Jurien Bay, West Australia |
| Note | Very rare specimen of the intermediate form between marginata and ketyana found along the central coast. These specimens show characteristics of both forms, being metro water consueta and beginning to develop features of ketyana as you move further north. Probably the most difficult form of marginata to acquire, due to the heat waves that struck the Western Australian coast from the late 90's through to the early 2000's, most of the shallow water diveable populations have been wiped out due to the death of their host sponge species. A very rough specimen that has clearly seen better days, with severe nacre blistering across the dorsum and both canals having been mauled. Clearly the handy work of a trigger fish that decided to have a crack at this poor individual, but didnt succeed. Seems that the shell was able to survive this ordeal and somewhat attempt to reglaze and heal over the damaged areas, however evidently it didnt really help to improve the shells appearance much. Acquired from an old collection, was taken in a cray pot by local fishermen at 60-80m off north of Jurien Bay, WA. Despite its poor condition, the specimen appears to be live taken, even though a shell of this condition would definitely not be collected by any seasoned Zoila diver, unfortunately workers of the cray industry tend to be less selective with the shells they take as bycatch. Despite these major flaws, I still think it is quite an interesting specimen and a representative of a very rare and seldom offered form of marginata, and I thought someone might like it in their collection. Still shows the typical broad basal shape and light brown peppered dots on the dorsum, is also of quite a good size being a little over 60mm. 1 EURO start |
| Seller | klineorum (152) - Register to view Feedback | | Seller Country | AUSTRALIA |
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| Curr. of this item |  EURO |
| Start Price | 1,00 € |
| Current Price | 32,00 € - offered by Jeffonese - Auction closed -
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| | End | 28-10-2026 > 21:30:00 | | shellauction.net timeServer time | 12-11-2026 > 01:14:34 | | Time left | ... | |
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