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Fissurella maxima Very Nice, Selected
106.5 mm Caldera, northern Chile 5,00 € |
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| Item | # 0003583768 | | Family | Fissurellidae | | Name | Fissurella maxima - Very Nice, Selected , G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 |
| Size | 106.5 mm |
| Locality | Caldera, northern Chile |
| Note | One nice and very large 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. It is currently difficult to obtain specimens over 100 mm like this one. This specimen is in very good condition for the species, with a nice lip but unfortunately with a few chips in the border (as can be seen in the images), and a dorsum cleaned of any epibionts, with no Scurria scars but with some tiny boreholes and some algae which can be cleaned further to reveal the nice color rays of this species. A low initial price for a very nice and very large cleaned specimen of Fissurella. |
| Seller | bathymodiolus (81) - Register to view Feedback | | Seller Country | CHILE |
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| Start Price | 5,00 € |
| Current Price | 5,00 € - no Bids - Auction closed -
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| from 500 to 1000 € | 10 € |
| over 1000 € | 25 € |
| | End | 30-04-2025 > 20:30:00 | | shellauction.net timeServer time | 04-06-2025 > 05:52:19 | | Time left | ... | |
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