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Zoila venusta roseopuntata RARE DWARF COLOUR FORM

63 mm MUNGLINUP, WESTERN AUSTRALIA 800,00 €

Item

# 0003763631

Family

Cypraeidae

Name

Zoila venusta roseopuntata - RARE DWARF COLOUR FORM

Size

63 mm

Locality

MUNGLINUP, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Note

THESE SPECIMENS OF THIS DWARF COLOUR FORM ARE RARELY FOUND OR EVEN OFFERED, BEING ONLY FOUND FROM A SMALL INSHORE COLONY SITUATED ON OUR REMOTE SOUTH COAST, IN BETWEEN ALBANY & ESPERANCE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. WITH A LOT OF THIS COASTLINE ON OUR SOUTH COAST NOW BEING A MARINE PARK(2024), WITH LIMITED ACCESS ONLY TO PASS THROUGH THGESE WATERS, THESE SPECIMENS MAY ONLY BECOME AVAILABLE FROM OLD COLLECTIONS UNLESS A NEW POPULATION IS FOUND.THIS RARE DWARF COLOUR FORM WITH GOLDEN BROWN SPOTTING ON A PINK DORSAL BACKGROUND, WITH GOLDEN BROWN SPOTTING TO IT'S MARGINAL FRAMES & GOLDEN SIPHONS, ARE A LOT SMALLER & COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TO THE DEEPER WATER VENUSTA COUSINS FROM THE SAME AREA. BEING DWARFED BY THEIR DEEPER WATER COUSINS, SIMILAR IN SIZE TO THE VENUSTA THATCHERI ON THE WEST COAST OF WA, THESE SPECIMENS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SOUGHT AFTER & HIGHLY PRIZED BY ADVANCED COLLECTORS. AVAILABILITY OF THESE RARE LOCALISED SPECIMENS FROM MUNGLINUP, WA WILL SOON ONLY BE A THING OF THE PAST, SO IF YOU HAVEN'T ONE IN YOUR COLLECTION, HERE'S YOUR CHANCE.GRADED F++/+++ 63 mm ONLY BECAUSE OF A VERY DISCREET SOFT DORSAL FOLD ON THE COLUMELLA POSTERIOR END, WHICH IN NO WAY DETRACTS FROM THE SPECIMENS BEAUTY OR RARITY. BEAUTIFUL IN HAND. MORE PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Z 2268

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