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Zoila venusta roseopunctata Stunning Mauve Pink !!!

70.2 mm Esperance, Western Australia 205,00 €

Item

# 0003698800

Family

Cypraeidae

Name

Zoila venusta roseopunctata - Stunning Mauve Pink !!! , L. Raybaudi, 1985

Size

70.2 mm

Locality

Esperance, Western Australia

Note

Quality roseopunctata with nice dorsal presentation are uncommon for a variety of reasons. The principal reason is that few divers have been dive collecting shells in the area for some time. Between 1990 and 2010 there was considerable dive effort targeting venusta in the Esperance area. This resulted in a significant number of roseopunctata and a limited number of roseoimmaculata being collected. Most of the shells available today are shells collected prior to 2010 and from old collections. Most of the collecting This specimen was collected by Andrew Endinger some time ago. Collected from 26was undertaken by Peter Clarkson and a close circle of friends. With Peter's death as the result of an attack by two great white sharks, collecting activity has almost ceased. Peter's surviving friend's seem to have lost interest due to age and concern at decompression diving in cold water with increasing shark numbers. Few divers are now prepared to shell dive in the Esperance Archipelago. This is exacerbated by high operation costs, low prices and that the shells are not common and difficult to find. For this reason I have reviewed the pricing on the limited number of roseopunctata and roseoimmaculata I have on hand that I have acquired from old collections as I consider them to be virtually irreplaceable. This specimen was dive collected from 62 metres of water at Twin Rocks Island off Esperance.

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