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| Item | # 0003733086 |
| Family | Volutidae |
| Name | Melo amphora - UNIQUE; 'ZEBRA' PATTERN , Lightfoot, 1786 |
| Size | 300 mm |
| Locality | Australia |
| Note | This famous, UNIQUE, and INCREDIBLE specimen must surely rate as one of the GREATEST BIG shells in the world. Collected over half a century ago, this ‘zebra’ form is exceedingly rare. I believe there is one other specimen with a similar pattern, but this is the ONLY specimen I have ever seen, and I know of no other example ever having been offered on the world market. A ‘museum piece’ of conchology, now to be passed to another dedicated collector of rare Volutidae, or exceptional giant-sized shells. Note: This large shell will require substantial packaging for safe transit, but I will round down postage to anywhere in the world to 50 EUR. Please factor this cost when bidding. Data: Swain Reefs, Queensland, Australia; upon sand substrate; 4 m; dived; 1970. Size: c. 300 mm. Grading: Fine++. Provenance: JES Collection; London / Melbourne. |
| Seller | JES (1327) - Register to view Feedback |
| Seller Country | AUSTRALIA |
| Shipment / PaymentShip. / Paym. | Available for registered users... |
| Curr. of this item |  EURO |
| Start Price | 1,00 € |
| Current Price | 1300,00 € - offered by fflchamp1 - 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 | 28-05-2025 > 21:00:00 |
| shellauction.net timeServer time | 06-06-2025 > 02:17:25 |
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