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Coralliophila costata WRS-MONSTER SIZE!!!!!!!! 
29.3 mm La Calechosa, Jalisco, Mexico. 43,00 €  |
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| Item | # 0003656528 | | Family | Coralliophilidae | | Name | Coralliophila costata - WRS-MONSTER SIZE!!!!!!!! , (Blainville, 1832) |
| Size | 29.3 mm |
| Locality | La Calechosa, Jalisco, Mexico. |
| Note | THE BIGGEST IN THE HISTORY AND PROBABLY WRS!! Monster size!! For CORALLIOPHILIDAE experts and lovers, absent in many collections. Not registered but surely this is the largest and WRS for this species. There is not much information about this rarity and usually the specimens are small and rarely seen alive. I found this one alive myself and it has the original, rarely seen operculum, with perhaps the largest size ever found in the history of this species. At 29.3mm this should be the WRS. This special specimen was found under a type of soft coral with green coloration and multiple polyps, when I removed some of this coral it was attached to the stone under the coral, I never imagined to find it completely covered and without any visibility that there would be a specimen there. Really hidden and impossible to find without removing this soft coral. A very mysterious question of how it lived inside the coral! It is without a doubt the largest specimen I have ever found in my entire career. The conditions are natural exactly as I found it, even with the possibility of cleaning it more, this unique giant presents multiple axial varices almost all around with a massive and huge spire, the eroded apex is complete, the lip is really colossal and very thick with a bright and extremely large opening. The siphon canal very open and extended with a unique elegance , the original operculum !!!! F++-F+++. Found attached under soft green coral inside the stones at extremely low tide about 1m deep. La Calechosa, Cuastecomates, Jalisco, Mexico. March 2025. Value for the biggest specimen found in the history of this species, probably WRS : 80-100 euro. Good luck and happy shelling. MEXICO PACIFIC |
| Seller | MEXICO PACIFIC (692) - Register to view Feedback | | Seller Country | MEXICO |
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| Curr. of this item |  EURO |
| Start Price | 2,00 € |
| Current Price | 43,00 € - offered by panaman - Auction closed -
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| from 500 to 1000 € | 10 € |
| over 1000 € | 25 € |
| | End | 26-03-2025 > 20:30:00 | | shellauction.net timeServer time | 09-05-2025 > 16:15:22 | | Time left | ... | |
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