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| Item | # 0003623958 |
| Family | Muricidae |
| Name | Acanthina unicornis - Very Nice, Rare , (Bruguière, 1789) |
| Size | 45.4 mm |
| Locality | Caldera, northern Chile |
| Note | One very nice live-collected specimen of the rather rare species Acanthina unicornis. This species has the thickest shell of all Chilean molluscs, having a very heavy shell and a very thick lip (of about 6.8 mm) with a sharp labral tooth at the lower side of the outer lip. This specimen was collected by fishermen as bycatch in the collection of Fissurellas and it is a rare species to obtain, because most of the specimens are heavily covered by barnacles, and they are often damaged. This species is easily missidentified with Acanthina monodon but it can be differenced by the very thick shell (even in smaller specimens) with labral teeth in the interior of the outer lip in older specimens. A quick search in the internet show no specimens of real Acanthina unicornis, and all the ones labeled unicornis are in fact monodon.
Please, note that the very large and sharp labral tooth is a bit eroded in its point. |
| Seller | bathymodiolus (76) - Register to view Feedback |
| Seller Country | CHILE |
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| Curr. of this item |  EURO |
| Start Price | 6,00 € |
| Current Price | 6,00 € - offered by Kjcmollusc - 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 | 26-02-2025 > 21:15:00 |
| shellauction.net timeServer time | 09-05-2025 > 08:28:59 |
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