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Item | # 0003308334 | Family | Fissurellidae | Name | Fissurella maxima - Cleaned, Nice , G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 |
Size | 72.6 mm |
Locality | Caldera, northern Chile |
Note | One very nice specimen of Fissurella maxima, the largest species of Fissurella. This species lives on rocks, usually near and under forests of the giant algae Lessonia. Large Fissurella species are edible (and very tasty), and so are caught by fishermen, collected with hooks and very often damaged. They also have the dorsum of the shell always covered by calcareous algae, vermetids, boring polychaetes and other epibionts, particularly Scurria species. This specimen is in excellent condition for the species, with a nice lip with a single tiny chips, and a dorsum cleaned of any epibionts, with no Scurria scars but with remnants of calcareous algae (as can be seen in the images), which can be cleaned further with patience. The dorsum is particularly nice, with a nice contrast of dark burgundy rays over a cream background. A good price for a very nice cleaned specimen of Fissurella. |
Seller | bathymodiolus (53) -
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Start Price | 8,00 € |
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