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Fissurella maxima Very Nice, Selected
105.5 mm     Caldera, northern Chile     6,00 €
Item# 0003627311
FamilyFissurellidae
NameFissurella maxima - Very Nice, Selected , G. B. Sowerby I, 1834
Size105.5 mm
LocalityCaldera, northern Chile
NoteOne nice and large specimen of Fissurella maxima, the largest species of Fissurellidae. This species lives on rocks, usually near and under forests of giant Lessonia algae. 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 difficult to obtain large specimens like this one. This one was collected recently by fishermen, and it is in very good condition for the species and the size, with just a few very shallow and minute chips in the border of the shell. The shell is very thick and the dorsum is very nice, having been lightly cleaned, although it is still covered in some algae and has a few tiny barnacle boreholes. A low initial price for a very nice and very large specimen of Fissurella.
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Seller CountryCHILE
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Start Price6,00 €
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