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Item# 0002104065
FamilyPatellidae
NamePatella mexicana - RARE MOSNTER MONSTER!!!!
Size193.5 mm
LocalityPeña Blanca, Colima, Mexico
NoteWOW WOW!! MONSTER SIZE Patella mexicana!!! Top Natural!!193.5x150mm and 63mm height approximately. Seldom seen with this incredible and rare rare size. Very natural conditions specimen on top fully with all kind of attachments but most algae. VERY RARE NOWADAYS AND AT THIS SIZE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET!! Very interesting specimen. Difficult and dangerous to get them off. Took me about 2 years until i found a place where they live and how to take them off from stones ( between big waves). The fisherman would collect them for food and broke the shell to get the meat. They look for Oysters or Percebes and some times one P. mexicana is there, so they had to wait for the best day (calm day), otherwise its always wavy with a lot of currents and danger. And of course you need to go far from the coastline until you will find a good place for P. mexicana. Whit 193.5mm this is a very big and old specimen for the species and at this size its usually eroded and has pin holes, never gem, but this is about as good as they come. Several chip around lip as usual after remove between big waves not detracting this rare and massive specimen. The ventral side is just fresh and amazing!!! Don't lose the opportunity, seldom offered with this amazing huge size!!!Estimation : 180 to 300 euro. Found at night attached to the rocks at high tide from 0m until 2m deep. Peña Blanca, Colima, Mexico. November 2018, Collected by Local Diver and Eduardo Amador Moreno. Lets start with 2 euro Good luck!!!!ATTENTION!! ATTENTION !!! PRESENTLY I AM IN MEXICO LOOKING FOR NEW SHELLS. SO, UNTIL MARCH 2019 THE SELLER COUNTRY IS MEXICO.
SellerMEXICO PACIFIC (595) - Register to view Feedback
Seller CountryGERMANY
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Currency of this itemEURO
Start Price100,00 €
Current Price132,00 € - offered by david0220  - 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 €


End28-11-2018 > 20:30:00
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Bid history:
Whot (383) 130 €28-11-2018 > 15:39:491
david0220 (57) 132 €28-11-2018 > 20:29:542