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Bursa bufonia f. dunkeri JAPANESE FROG SHELL

66.8 mm Shirahama Coast, Japan 1,00 €

Item

# 0003978410

Family

Bursidae

Name

Bursa bufonia f. dunkeri - JAPANESE FROG SHELL , Kira 1962

Size

66.8 mm, w/o

Locality

Shirahama Coast, Japan

Note

Uncommon large distinctively pigmented Japanese frog shell with thick, ovate, and rugged/nodulose sculpture from the intersection of spiral ribs, with strong axial cords, complemented by a porcelainized peach hued aperture. The shell boasts a tall spire, rugged, strong nodulose warty pattern projecting off the axial cords. The inner lip shows remarkable and distinctive transverse plicae. A remarkably exceptional shell in any condition. The shell was taken by gill nets at 30-40 meters off southwest Kii Peninsula, Wakayama Prefecture, Shirahama Coast, Japan in 10/2010. The specimen shows excellent form, with intact aperture, body whorl, and spire. Larger specimen, showing typical wear of the protoconch and attrition of the siphonal canal tip. Grade: F+++.

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