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Chicoreus insularum FOLIOSE 
88.4 mm West Shore, Oahu, Hawaii 148,00 €  |
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| Item | # 0003860784 | | Family | Muricidae | | Name | Chicoreus insularum - FOLIOSE , Pilsbry 1921 |
| Size | 88.4 mm, w/o |
| Locality | West Shore, Oahu, Hawaii |
| Note | Elongated spire, heavy rhomboid shaped and pronounced frondose processes characterize this endemic and sought after Hawaiian Islands murex (58.9 grams). The shell features large intervarical ridges with a light brown body whorl primary tone and dark to chestnut brown spiral cords and grooves on the body whorl.The shell has an intact spire, porcelain white aperture and intact foliated spines on all three varices. This specimen features a brilliant display of lacy foliose erect structures on the leading varix, truly remarkable. The shell was taken by Scuba diver at 20 meters on a hard reef with rubble, off West Shore, Oahu, Hawaii in 6/1995. The shell shows erosion of the protoconch and small mini chip of the siphonal canal tip. Grade: F+++. |
| Seller | Seashell Trader (343) - Register to view Feedback | | Seller Country | AUSTRALIA |
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| Curr. of this item |  EURO |
| Start Price | 1,00 € |
| Current Price | 148,00 € - offered by Kajtow - Auction closed -
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| | End | 24-09-2025 > 21:15:00 | | shellauction.net timeServer time | 22-10-2025 > 16:10:59 | | Time left | ... | |
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