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Mauritia arabica asiatica f. gibba FATTY 
65.1 mm Racha Islands, Phuket, Thailand 56,00 €  |
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| Item | # 0003685590 |
| Family | Cypraeidae |
| Name | Mauritia arabica asiatica f. gibba - FATTY , Coen 1949 |
| Size | 65.1 mm |
| Locality | Racha Islands, Phuket, Thailand |
| Note | Remarkable hyper-calloused porcelain-like margins and a high weight/size ratio underscore this amazing ovate gibba subspecies (70.0 grams). Notable reticulated pattern, mild tuberculation, uncommon nodules at the lateral wall/thick margin interface. The amazing porcelainized/like base characterize this amazing arabica. This specimen also shows a cream chocolate algae-based veil on the mid-dorsum and anterior ramp buried under a thick nacre gloss. . The exceptionally thick calloused margins truly make this gibba a "fatty." Taken by local diver (fisherman) at 2-3 meters in rock crevice at Racha Islands, Phuket, Thailand 2/2018. The shell shows some anterior extremity subnacre self repairs and minor subnacre blemishes on the dorsum and labral lateral margin. Grade: F++/F+++. |
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| Seller Country | AUSTRALIA |
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| Curr. of this item |  EURO |
| Start Price | 1,00 € |
| Current Price | 56,00 € - offered by wowkaukau - 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 | 30-04-2025 > 21:30:00 |
| shellauction.net timeServer time | 09-05-2025 > 16:07:35 |
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