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| Item | # 0003882384 | | Family | ECHINOIDEA | | Name | Arbacia spatuligera - Very Rare,Hard to Obtain , (Valenciennes, 1846) |
| Size | 53 mm |
| Locality | Northern Chile |
| Note | One very nice specimen, one of the largest that I have obtained (test of 53 mm in diameter), and one of the nicest, of the very rare and hard to obtain subtidal urchin Arbacia spatuligera. I usually obtain only about 4-7 specimens per year. This species is naturally rare, and they live from 20 m up to about 200 m in northern Chile, however, most of them are obtained from about 35 to 70 m depth, in rocky outcrops. This specimen was collected alive in some prospective fisheries on northern Chile, and it is in excellent condition for the species. This is the test, denuded, of a large-sized specimen, and it was lightly cleaned with hand soap, but still can be cleaned further with some patience. The color of these specimens is darker that the others which I have previously obtained, and this specimen in particular has a very nice dark brown-purplish color. I only use soft brushes and hand soap to not alter the colors or texture of the shell. An interesting and very difficult-to-get Natural History Item from the southeastern Pacific.
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| Seller | bathymodiolus (87) - Register to view Feedback | | Seller Country | CHILE |
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| Start Price | 180,00 € |
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| | End | 29-10-2025 > 21:00:00 | | shellauction.net timeServer time | 24-10-2025 > 02:47:13 | | Time left | 5 days, 19 hours, 12 min | |
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