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| Item | # 0003806860 |
| Family | Cypraeidae |
| Name | Cypraea tessellata - SUPERB , Swainson, 1822 |
| Size | 26.3 mm |
| Locality | Hawai'ian Islands |
| Note | A superb specimen, from the ‘old days’ of Hawai’ian availability, exhibiting beautiful, now fully stable colour, and a superb pattern – perfect ‘chequerboard’ on the labral side, and ultra-large, coalescing maculations upon the columellar. Particularly rich orange dentition. Resplendent heavy gloss. Extremely difficult to obtain now, coming only from old collections. Data: Off Nankuli, Oahu, Hawai’ian Islands; upon coral reef substrate, at night; 22 m; dived; 1978. Size: 26.3 mm. Grading: Gem. Provenance: JES Collection; London / Melbourne. |
| Seller | JES (1341) - 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 | 215,00 € - offered by joelyu333 - 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 | 30-07-2025 > 21:30:00 |
| shellauction.net timeServer time | 01-08-2025 > 03:35:48 |
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