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Conus purpurascens - DENSE MICRO BANDS WOOOOW , G. B. Sowerby I, 1833
Size
27 mm, w/o
Locality
Isla Toriz, Melaque, Jal; Mexico
Note
GREAT DARK BROWN COLORATION COMBINED WITH MICRO DENSE BANDS ALL AROUND!! The shell is changing the color from ventral light brown to the dorsal and lip side to Dark brown color making a great effect. The grey-bluish elegant background color is coming with multiple tiny spot bands with them most extraordinary conditions. Really elegant dark beauty. Marvelous and elegant masterpiece. Gem-F+++. For advancer collectors. This is one of the most Poisons conus in Mexico. Fortunately they are most night active and during the day time they are buried under the rocks, mud or corals. This species can be very variable that some of them do not seem to belong to the same species. Impressive variability of this wonderful species, the best selection of colors, shapes and patterns, choose your favorite in this great auction. Found buried in sand under stones with mud and near corals about 3m to 5m deep. Isla Toriz, Melaque, Jalisco, Mexico. May 2026. Value for this dark brown with micro elegant banding: 15-18 euros . Good luck and happy shelling. MEXICO PACIFIC