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Fissurella cumingi Very Large!
96.4 mm Caldera, northern Chile 10,00 €  |
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| Item | # 0003583833 |
| Family | Fissurellidae |
| Name | Fissurella cumingi - Very Large! , Reeve, 1849 |
| Size | 96.4 mm |
| Locality | Caldera, northern Chile |
| Note | Close to record size. One nice and giant specimen of Fissurella cumingi, this species lives on rock crevices and under boulders, and it is often missidentified with Fissurella maxima, but F. cumingi has a more broad and pointy shell with a more concave shell and much sharper borders. 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 very difficult to obtain giant specimens of Fissurella cumingi like this one (this is the second largest that I have obtained). This one was collected recently by fishermen, and it is in very good condition for the species and the size, with just a few chips in the border of the shell which explain its low initial price. The shell is in its natural condition (it was lightly cleaned) and it can be further cleaned as the dorsum is covered with reddish/brownish algae and a barnacle. A low initial price for a very nice and very large specimen of Fissurella. |
| Seller | bathymodiolus (70) - Register to view Feedback |
| Seller Country | CHILE |
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| Curr. of this item |  EURO |
| Start Price | 10,00 € |
| Current Price | 10,00 € - offered by proserpina - Auction closed -
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| 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 | 29-01-2025 > 20:30:00 |
| shellauction.net timeServer time | 14-03-2025 > 08:59:04 |
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