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| Item | # 0003336524 |
| Family | Cypraeidae |
| Name | Leporicypraea mappa f. panerythra - COLOURFUL.....ROSTRATE , Melville, 1888 |
| Size | 74.8 mm |
| Locality | Philippines |
| Note | COLOURFUL......ROSTRATE......From the fabled Philippine population a super glossy piece with a crisp pattern etched into an intense milky dorsum. Rich red to both lower margins. Deep scarlet-red/ruby-red to both flawless extremities. The scarlet red hyper-glazed porcelain-like base is a one of a kind. The shell glows neon red under fluorescent lighting. Thick nacre notable and a characteristic high weight to size ratio known for these for these Philippine exotics. Rostrated. A small subnacre glazed algae pimple on the spire is overwhelmed wholly by the specimen's many fine attributes. More images available. Grade: F+++/Gem. Provenance: from my own collection. Collected by local fisherman; 8-12 meters; off Surigao Island, Philippines; 2012. |
| Seller | Rod Watts (401) -
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| Seller Country | AUSTRALIA |
| Shipment/Payment | Available for registered users... |
| Currency of this item |  EURO |
| Start Price | 1,00 € |
| Current Price | 51,00 € - offered by Warry - Auction closed -
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| Bid Increments |
| Range | Bid Increment |
| under 100 € | 1 € |
| from 100 to 200 € | 2 € |
| from 200 to 500 € | 5 € |
| from 500 to 1000 € | 10 € |
| over 1000 € | 25 € |
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| End | 24-04-2024 > 21:30:00 |
| shellauction.net time | 03-05-2024 > 10:10:47 |
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