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Purpuradusta hammondae raysummersi GIANT
17.8 mm Philippines 124,00 € |
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| Item | # 0003544021 |
| Family | Cypraeidae |
| Name | Purpuradusta hammondae raysummersi - GIANT , F. A. Schilder, 1960 |
| Size | 17.8 mm |
| Locality | Philippines |
| Note | GEM. LESS THAN A DOZEN SEEN. We here deal with a cowry that is amongst the rarest shells, by my knowledge, never been figured as such in the literature. It concerns a Purpuradusta hammondae of huge size: with 17.8 mm in length, the second biggest hammondae I ever seen, out of thousands. According to the experts Lorenz & Hubert this species falls apart in 3 subspecies: the hammondae senus stricto lives at the tip of Papua New Guinea south to Queensland. The hammondae dampierensis is a species from the northwest of the Australian continent and the southwest of Papua New Guinea. The range of the hammondae raysummersi is along the southeast Asian coasts: from southern China down to Sulawesi and west to Java, Malaysia and Vietnam. Three features combined distinguish these shells: their globose or pyriform shape, the huge size and the discrete small speckling with prominent bands. The latter coloration is typical for the Southeast Asian “raysummersi.”
Philippines. Bohol. Talibon. 15-20 m. October 2014.
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| Seller | Iceman-xv (44) - Register to view Feedback |
| Seller Country | SWITZERLAND |
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| Start Price | 124,00 € |
| Current Price | 124,00 € - no Bids - Auction closed -
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| End | 25-06-2025 > 21:30:00 |
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