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Callistocypraea aurantium SOLID GOLD
90.2 mm     Mindanao, Philippines     76,00 €
Item# 0003461336
FamilyCypraeidae
NameCallistocypraea aurantium - SOLID GOLD , Gmelin 1791
Size90.2 mm
LocalityMindanao, Philippines
NoteLustrous specimen and a heavy weight golden beauty. Great contour and symmetry of the dorsum with strong marginal callousing. Perfect aperture, teeth and siphonal canals. Strong golden color, fading slightly as one approaches the columellar side. The solid gold color is brilliantly accentuated by the striking sharp transition to the grey/china-white margins and extremities. Hookah diver taken on a dropoff wall at 25-30 meters off Mindanao, Philippines in the mid-90s. The specimen has remarkably retained its golden hue for approximately 30 years. Some light/shallow growth folds on the columellar lateral wall. Grade: F+++.
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Start Price1,00 €
Current Price76,00 € - offered by Whot  - Auction closed - 

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Bid history:
orepaul87 (132) 5 €18-09-2024 > 23:21:352
goldcoastcowrie (188) 5 €18-09-2024 > 22:11:101
Kaon1 (8) 10 €19-09-2024 > 21:11:583
cyp378 (73) 33 €20-09-2024 > 04:36:214
kaisekai.xn7lbgp (461) 38 €20-09-2024 > 14:18:585
kaisekai.xn7lbgp (461) 44 €22-09-2024 > 10:55:097
MEI (385) 44 €21-09-2024 > 15:25:126
kaisekai.xn7lbgp (461) 46 €22-09-2024 > 10:56:358
MEI (385) 55 €25-09-2024 > 18:17:0610
Kaon1 (8) 66 €25-09-2024 > 17:10:309
PTRS-58 (18) 75 €25-09-2024 > 21:29:5112
Whot (433) 76 €25-09-2024 > 21:29:4011