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Zoila kostini leemanica New Sub Species !!! 
72.8 mm Leeman, WA 485,00 €  |
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| Item | # 0003846541 |
| Family | Cypraeidae |
| Name | Zoila kostini leemanica - New Sub Species !!! , Mont 2025 |
| Size | 72.8 mm |
| Locality | Leeman, WA |
| Note | This specimen was collected alive on September 1st, 2024 from a white sponge in 195 metres of water west of Leeman. It is a mature shell with tan dorsal spotting, darker lateral spots and golden siphon trim.
Over the past ten years I have had a desire to collect friendii on the continental shelf west of Geraldton to study the inter-grade between aurata and kostini. Until February 2023 we had only found one live specimen in 200 metres of water west of the Abrolhos Islands. The reason for the difficulty in doing this has been exceptionally strong currents in the area and our inability to find sponge beds which are the species food source.
In February 2023 we had some success finding a number of specimens west southwest of Dongara and to the southwest of Geraldton. The shells we found were different to both kostini and aurata. They were consistently larger than southern kostini, more colorful with coarse spotting not unlike aurata, and less rounded mostly with a china white base. They are quite vercoi like. Perhaps 70% kostini and 30% aurata is an apt description.
The shell has an obvious dorsal growth interruption. hence the grading of Fine+/Fine++. A new sub species as of August 2025! If the shell had been gem I would have priced it around AUD $5,000. |
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| Seller Country | AUSTRALIA |
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| Curr. of this item |  EURO |
| Start Price | 1,00 € |
| Current Price | 485,00 € - offered by sbol59 - Auction closed -
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| End | 24-09-2025 > 21:30:00 |
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