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Fissurella maxima Giant!
127.7 mm Caldera, northern Chile 25,00 € |
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| Item | # 0003508937 |
| Family | Fissurellidae |
| Name | Fissurella maxima - Giant! , G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 |
| Size | 127.7 mm |
| Locality | Caldera, northern Chile |
| Note | One giant specimen of Fissurella maxima, the largest species of Fissurellidae. This species lives on rocks, usually near and under forests of giant Lessonia algae. Large Fissurella species in Chile are caught by fishermen, collected with hooks and almost always damaged. The dorsum of the shell is always covered by calcareous algae, vermetids, boring polychaetes and other epibionts, particularly Scurria species. It is currently difficult to obtain giant specimens over 120 mm like this one. This specimen is in rather good condition for the species, and it has its natural dorsum heavily covered with algae. However it has a few large chips in the border of the shell which explain its low initial price. The shell is very thick and the dorsum is in natural condition having brown/reddish algae and some vermetidae shells, and it can be further cleaned. A low initial price for a very large specimen of Fissurella. |
| Seller | bathymodiolus (66) - Register to view Feedback |
| Seller Country | CHILE |
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| Curr. of this item |  EURO |
| Start Price | 25,00 € |
| Current Price | 25,00 € - no Bids - Auction closed -
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| Bid IncrementsBid Incr. |
| Range | Bid Increment |
| under 100 € | 1 € |
| from 100 to 200 € | 2 € |
| from 200 to 500 € | 5 € |
| from 500 to 1000 € | 10 € |
| over 1000 € | 25 € |
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| End | 26-12-2024 > 20:30:00 |
| shellauction.net timeServer time | 27-12-2024 > 05:43:17 |
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