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Zoila friendii kostini Leemanesis - New Form !!
67.1 mm     Leeman, WA     415,00 €
Item# 0003544564
FamilyCypraeidae
NameZoila friendii kostini - Leemanesis - New Form !! , Lorenz & Chiapponi, 2007
Size67.1 mm
LocalityLeeman, WA
NoteOver the past ten years I have had a desire to collect friendii on the continental shelf west of Geraldton to study the intergrade between aurata and kostini. Until recently we had only found one live specimen in 200 metres of water east of the Abrolhos Islands. The reason for the difficulty in doing this has been exceptionally strong currents in the area and our inability to find sponge beds. In February 2023 we had some success finding a number of specimens, west south west of Dongara and to the southwest of Geraldton. The shells we found were different to both kostini and aurata. They were consistently larger than southern kostini, more colorful with coarse spotting not unlike aurata, and less rounded with mostly china white base. They can be quite vercoi like in shape. Perhaps 70% kostini and 30% aurata is an apt description. I have decided to refer to them as "leemanensis". This is appropriate in my view as this form is found off Leeman and extends from Jurien Bay to the Abrolhos Islands. This specimen was found in 195 metres of water west south west of Dongara in September 2024. The shell has a coarse tan spotted dorsum and prominent gold trimmed siphons and a china white base. The shell had a chip to the posterior siphon but my trusty assistant thought she would increase the size of the chip and dropped it! Unfortunately resulting in chips to both siphons. Shells don't bounce on ceramic tiles.
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TY888 (463) 25 €18-12-2024 > 21:20:201
richiefamous (502) 28 €18-12-2024 > 21:25:202
richiefamous (502) 54 €19-12-2024 > 00:34:544
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Steffel (181) 210 €24-12-2024 > 14:21:3010
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fijimike (320) 240 €22-12-2024 > 18:11:529
sbol59 (751) 300 €25-12-2024 > 19:56:3913
Steffel (181) 340 €25-12-2024 > 12:46:1712
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Steffel (181) 350 €26-12-2024 > 15:19:0715
Thor (1039) 410 €26-12-2024 > 21:29:3916
istar (1356) 415 €26-12-2024 > 21:29:5117