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Item# 0002070598
FamilyTonnidae
NameTonna tankervilli - INCREDIBLE GIANT , Hanley, 1860
Size230 mm
LocalityAustralia
NoteEXTRA SPECIAL SALE - PART 4: Part four of my extra special sales 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. TONNA TANKERVILLI: Not far behind the current official World Record Size, this is the BEST giant specimen I have ever handled, from the 'old days' of collecting. It is not so much its great length, but its extreme inflation which lend this specimen such a monumental presence. Ultra-inflated. Exemplary overall quality for this lightweight, deep-water, trawled species. Although long referred to as tankervilli, I believe this, and several other species, will ultimately prove to be forms of variegata, Lamarck, 1822. A 'wow factor' museum piece. (Note: To provide adequate protection in a very large parcel, I will round down postage for this enormous specimen to 40 EUR to anywhere in the world.) Size: c.230 mm (length). Grading: F+++. Data: Off Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia; upon sand/mud substrate; 80-120 m; trawled; 1979. 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 Price270,00 € - offered by Erby  - Auction closed - 

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under 100 €1 €
from 100 to 200 €2 €
from 200 to 500 €5 €
from 500 to 1000 €10 €
over 1000 €25 €


End26-09-2018 > 20:30:00
shellauction.net time29-03-2024 > 00:01:50
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Bid history:
ennss (169) 13 €19-09-2018 > 20:45:061
junonius (286) 14 €19-09-2018 > 21:46:592
Angularis75 (243) 15 €19-09-2018 > 22:44:453
junonius (286) 24 €20-09-2018 > 17:50:324
Erby (38) 32 €21-09-2018 > 11:32:395
AG2210 (824) 33 €21-09-2018 > 22:17:546
malakos2 (183) 52 €23-09-2018 > 03:03:347
Erby (38) 53 €25-09-2018 > 01:41:158
TonyG (160) 61 €25-09-2018 > 18:32:0410
TonyG (160) 63 €26-09-2018 > 01:08:3511
TonyG (160) 65 €26-09-2018 > 01:09:5412
Erby (38) 88 €26-09-2018 > 06:11:2813
Erby (38) 106 €26-09-2018 > 06:12:3014
lemnos (95) 122 €25-09-2018 > 03:19:119
fflchamp1 (163) 220 €26-09-2018 > 19:43:2416
Erby (38) 220 €26-09-2018 > 06:13:0115
fflchamp1 (163) 265 €26-09-2018 > 19:43:5617
Erby (38) 270 €26-09-2018 > 20:29:4518