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Item# 0002042724
FamilyCypraeidae
NameZoila friendi thersites - ULTRA-RARE PALE VENTRUM , Gaskoin, 1849
Size80.7 mm
LocalityAustralia
NoteEXTRA SPECIAL SALE - PART 2: Part two of my extra special sale comprised entirely of exceptional specimens from my private collection, representing highlights of my collecting and dealing career. Another opportunity to acquire outstanding and unique seashells from one of the world’s pre-eminent collections. ZOILA FRIENDI THERSITES: This is the BEST specimen I have seen of the rare, PALE VENTRUM form of the big, intertidal, Sir Josperh Banks Group form of thersites. Virtually all specimens of this form, (now no longer available), exhibit a dark ventrum, (see the exceptional typical example of the form I also offer in this auction). Very few of these Reevesby Island, cream ventrum specimens were found, and the form is not generally known, even to many Zoila specialists. Ventrum with indescribably beautiful, kalaedescopic colours to central columellar side: blue, purple, green, copper and yellow, (see above right image). Of course, the specimen also exhibits all the other salient characteristics of these now unobtainable Sir Joseph Banks Group thersites: markedly broad, flattened, expansive ventrum; ultra-large size; great weight to size ratio, with dense marginal and ventral callosity; and ultra-dark colour. Hypermature. The BEST of the best from my private thersites collection, offered here for the Zoila connoisseur. Size: 80.7 mm (length). Grading: Gem. Data: Off Reevesby Island, Sir Jospeh Banks Group, Spencer Gulf, South Australia, Australia; upon sponge, upon limestone reef substrate, amongst corals and sponges; 26 m; dived; 1990. Provenance: JES private collection; Melbourne/London.
SellerJES (1236) - Register to view Feedback
Seller CountryAUSTRALIA
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Currency of this itemEURO
Start Price1,00 €
Current Price260,00 € - offered by mmv  - Auction closed - 

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Bid history:
davidm (214) 5 €18-07-2018 > 21:43:581
orepaul87 (119) 7 €19-07-2018 > 01:58:453
orepaul87 (119) 10 €19-07-2018 > 02:22:034
larrytheactuary (390) 12 €19-07-2018 > 15:55:425
weekly09 (171) 14 €20-07-2018 > 04:19:316
AG2210 (824) 17 €20-07-2018 > 18:16:037
richiefamous (477) 24 €19-07-2018 > 01:40:172
Shady (6) 40 €23-07-2018 > 14:06:338
mmv (1263) 55 €23-07-2018 > 15:11:239
VADL (122) 62 €24-07-2018 > 22:13:4510
Shady (6) 80 €25-07-2018 > 13:16:1412
Shady (6) 100 €25-07-2018 > 13:16:3813
VADL (122) 106 €25-07-2018 > 14:38:3714
mmv (1263) 124 €25-07-2018 > 00:16:2511
VADL (122) 126 €25-07-2018 > 16:40:2415
nafirel (673) 130 €25-07-2018 > 19:36:3117
nafirel (673) 150 €25-07-2018 > 19:36:4018
nafirel (673) 154 €25-07-2018 > 19:36:4419
nafirel (673) 158 €25-07-2018 > 19:36:4920
nafirel (673) 162 €25-07-2018 > 19:36:5321
nafirel (673) 166 €25-07-2018 > 20:53:1522
nafirel (673) 170 €25-07-2018 > 20:53:2023
nafirel (673) 174 €25-07-2018 > 20:53:3224
mmv (1263) 200 €25-07-2018 > 17:14:4016
Rod Watts (399) 210 €25-07-2018 > 21:09:4625
VADL (122) 255 €25-07-2018 > 21:23:2227
mmv (1263) 260 €25-07-2018 > 21:11:4126