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Zoila ketyana novasuperba 
44.1 mm Cape Cuvier, WA 1000,00 € |
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| Item | # 0003469816 |
| Family | Cypraeidae |
| Name | Zoila ketyana - novasuperba , (L. Raybaudi, 1978) |
| Size | 44.1 mm |
| Locality | Cape Cuvier, WA |
| Note | Over the past ten years we have spent effort looking for deep water extensions of superba. It is generally accepted that the inshore dive accessed population is extinct probably due to a hot water event. No-one has found a specimen since the the mid 1990'ties. At first our search was not fruitful but a couple of years ago we ran into a new population of ketyana in 85 metres of water west south west of Cape Cuvier and north west of Bernier Island. This population is south of the dived shells and a considerable distance offshore. They are sparsely distributed and rare and I am not sure we will revisit the area.
If forced to classify them as one of the existing ketyana forms, superba was the best fit. Their basal colour and crenulation is indistinguishable from superba but they are a little smaller and their dorsal spotting is a little finer and more distinct in most specimens.
I decided to use the name "novasuberba" in referring to them. The motivation in this is to bring to collectors attention we had found this new form but that they were not from the original superba population and we considered them a little different. A second motivation was to protect the mystic and value of the original dive collected population.
This specimen was found munching on a geodia sponge in 84 metres of water north west of Bernier Island in June 2019. It has a very crenulated base and diffuse dorsal spotting. Graded Fine+ as the shell has a dorsal tooth scrape that the animal has healed with additional nacre. Without this defect the shell would be priced north of 4,000 euro. |
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| Seller Country | AUSTRALIA |
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| Curr. of this item |  EURO |
| Start Price | 1000,00 € |
| Current Price | 1000,00 € - no Bids - Auction closed -
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| over 1000 € | 25 € |
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| End | 25-09-2024 > 21:30:00 |
| shellauction.net timeServer time | 10-11-2024 > 22:38:45 |
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