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| Item | # 0004307252 |
| Family | Volutidae |
| Name | Volutoconus calcarelliformis - ULTRA-RARE - THE BEST , Wells & Morrison, 2003 |
| Size | 78.7 mm |
| Locality | Australia |
| Note | SPECIAL SALE – MASTERPIECES OF THE JES COLLECTION: One of the FINEST known specimens of this exceedingly RARE, deep-water, endemic north-western Australian species. LIVE-COLLECTED quality – PERFECTION, with ultra-delicate pin-point protoconch INTACT. The specimen is the BEST of only a handful of specimens obtained a quarter of a century ago via deep-water prawn trawling operations undertaken off a rare, far northern locality. Beautiful subtle colour: pale orange-ochre, decorated with three broad spiral bands of pure white triangular markings. Hypermature, with greatly thickened shell walls and apertural lip. Markedly elongate, upturned siphonal canal. An exceedingly rare opportunity for a highly advanced Volutidae specialist to add one of the FINEST known specimens of this elusive, almost impossible to obtain species to their collection. Data: 20 km off western coast of Howard Island, East Arnhem Region, Northern Territory, Australia; upon sand substrate; 120-220 m; trawled; 2000. Size: 78.7 mm. Grading: Gem. Provenance: JES Collection; London / Melbourne. |
| Seller | JES (1516) - Register to view Feedback |
| Seller Country | AUSTRALIA |
| Shipment / PaymentShip. / Paym. | Available for registered users... |
| Curr. of this item |  EURO |
| Start Price | 1,00 € |
| Current Price | 2200,00 € - offered by JanReuter - 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 € |
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| End | 28-10-2026 > 21:00:00 |
| shellauction.net timeServer time | 02-11-2026 > 13:36:09 |
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