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| Item | # 0003489627 |
| Family | Volutidae |
| Name | Lyria kurodai - INCREDIBLE 115.6mm GIANT , Kawamura, 1964 |
| Size | 115.6 mm, w/o |
| Locality | Vietnam |
| Note | At virtually 116 MM, this ENORMOUS specimen is the LARGEST and BEST of the JES Collection. Although the species is readily available at standard size, specimens exceeding 110 mm are rare, especially at such high quality. Ultra-rich colour. Beautiful pattern. Typical minor trawl fraying to anterior of apertural lip, with no artificial smoothing. Rare retention of original operculum. In a completely different league to almost all other specimens. For the dedicated collector of giant-sized shells. Data: Off Nha-Trang, Khánh Hòa Province, Vietnam; upon mud/sand/rubble substrate; 60-100 m; trawled; 2014. Size: 115.6 mm. Grading: Fine+++; w/o. Provenance: JES Collection; London / Melbourne. |
| Seller | JES (1293) - Register to view Feedback |
| Seller Country | AUSTRALIA |
| Shipment / PaymentShip. / Paym. | Available for registered users... |
| Curr. of this item |  EURO |
| Start Price | 1,00 € |
| Current Price | 41,00 € - offered by ianm - Auction closed -
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| 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 | 30-10-2024 > 21:00:00 |
| shellauction.net timeServer time | 13-11-2024 > 08:20:09 |
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