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Tripsycha tulipa INCREDIBLE UNIQUE FORM!!

87.2 mm Barra de Navidad, Jalisco, Mex. 2,00 €

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# 0004320510

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Name

Tripsycha tulipa - INCREDIBLE UNIQUE FORM!!

Size

87.2 mm, w/o

Locality

Barra de Navidad, Jalisco, Mex.

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EXTREME UNIQUE ELEGANT SPIRAL-ELONGATED FORM WOOOOOW!! VERMETIDAE - Tripsycha tulipa (Chenu, 1843). (also known as Eualetes tulipa or the worm snail) is a rare sessile marine gastropod of the family Vermetidae. Its shell grows cemented to rocks, taking on an irregular, tubular, and curved shape, resembling that of a worm or a snake. This is definitely one of the hard to get specimens removing stones very deep between huge stones and not breaking the shell. Rare original operculum with the best intact and complete rare apex you can get. Natural conditions with the most elegant spiral form and really elongated tubular shape. Some kind of erosion and natural imperfections where it was removed and growth natural lines. F++-F+++. Large size. Something incredible about this unique piece is that it was attached in two large stones and the chances of it coming out without breaking it were almost impossible, but luck was on my side and a magic blow with my tool dislodged it from the two stones. Elegant unique form, 87.2mm the longest part from apex to lip. For advancer collectors. Found attached under large stones with mud about 2 to 3m deep. Barra de Navidad, Jalisco, Mexico. September 2026. Estimated value between 22-25 euro. Good luck and Happy shelling!!! MEXICO PACIFIC

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