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Zoila jeaniana praeclara SUBLIME HALO 
68.8 mm Zuytdorp Cliffs, W. Australia 1500,00 €  |
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| Item | # 0003614790 |
| Family | Cypraeidae |
| Name | Zoila jeaniana praeclara - SUBLIME HALO , Lorenz 2020 |
| Size | 68.8 mm |
| Locality | Zuytdorp Cliffs, W. Australia |
| Note | Attractive specimen from the west coast of Australia. A high impact specimen by color quality/intensity/contrast and form alone. Featuring a strong black/brown dorsal pattern, highlighted by a deep lustrous nacre and a sublime blue halo. The shell showing a moderate weight/size ratio (26.6 grams), sharp contoured extremities, thick margins and sparse unique spotting on both lateral walls. The specimen demonstrates a gleaming black/brown base color accentuated by well-developed aperture teeth. An exceptional example of this rare subspecies. The praeclara was taken from a sponge nested on sand/rock substrate by a ROV at 80-85 meters off Zuytdorp Cliffs, Western Australia in 2022. The shell shows one palpable, ultra-light and shallow crease on the labral dorsum above the halo buried in the pattern, hard to see visually. Grade: GEM minus. |
| Seller | Seashell Trader (274) - Register to view Feedback |
| Seller Country | AUSTRALIA |
| Shipment / PaymentShip. / Paym. | Available for registered users... |
| Curr. of this item |  EURO |
| Start Price | 1500,00 € |
| Current Price | 1500,00 € - offered by recliner - Auction closed -
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| 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 | 26-02-2025 > 21:30:00 |
| shellauction.net timeServer time | 12-03-2025 > 04:54:45 |
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