Using cookies on shellauction.net:
Shellauction uses cookies only for technical reasons and to facilitate and speed up your site navigation.
By continuing to browse, you accept the use of cookies; if you do not wish to receive them please disable them or not navigate this website further.
More info Cookies on shellauction.net
Utilizzo dei cookies su shellauction.net:
Shellauction utilizza i cookies esclusivamente per ragioni tecniche e per facilitare e velocizzare la navigazione del sito.
Continuando a navigare accetti l'utilizzo dei cookies, se non desideri riceverli ti invitiamo a disabilitarli oppure a non navigare questo sito ulteriormente.
Altre informazioni sui Cookies di shellauction.net
Login Page Register to Buy... Shell Families - Fossils Links Contact Us
Go to MEXICO PACIFIC's items Go to Patellidae (Genus PAT)
Item Images
Image Not Available
Item# 0002134168
FamilyPatellidae
NamePatella mexicana - PEARL FORMATION-DARK!!!
Size101 mm
LocalityPunta Carrizal,Colima, Mexico
NoteA STRANGE PEARL FORMATION AND VERY DARK SPOTS WITH BROWN REDDISH COLORS,UNIQUE!! NATURAL CONDITIONS SPECIMEN WITH GREAT QUALITY FOR THE SPECIES. Patella mexicana are really hard to get species believe me!!! Top Natural!! 142x101mm approximately. Very natural conditions specimen on top fully with all kind of attachments. VERY RARE NOWADAYS AND AT THIS SIZE HARD 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 142mm 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. The ventral side is just fresh and amazing!!! Don't lose the opportunity, seldom offered with this amazing fresh quality!!!Estimation : 45 to 60 euro. Found at night attached to the rocks at high tide from 0m until 2m deep. Punta Carrizal, Colima, Mexico. January 2019, 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 (594) - Register to view Feedback
Seller CountryGERMANY
Shipment/PaymentAvailable for registered users...
Currency of this itemEURO
Start Price2,00 €
Current Price14,00 € - offered by ramses1004  - Auction closed - 

            Click Here to Register

Bid Increments
RangeBid Increment
under 100 €1 €
from 100 to 200 €2 €
from 200 to 500 €5 €
from 500 to 1000 €10 €
over 1000 €25 €


End30-01-2019 > 20:30:00
shellauction.net time29-03-2024 > 13:05:27
Time left...
Go to MEXICO PACIFIC's items
Go to Patellidae (Genus PAT)


Bid history:
suddhi (1810) 11 €29-01-2019 > 17:00:232
maurizioshells.it (19) 13 €30-01-2019 > 17:59:143
ramses1004 (236) 14 €23-01-2019 > 20:28:351