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Arbacia spatuligera Very rare

53 mm northern Chile 160,00 €

Item

# 0004124613

Family

ECHINOIDEA

Name

Arbacia spatuligera - Very rare , (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 the best, 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. I can send larger images if needed.

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