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Fissurella pulchra Very Rare,Hard to Obtain

87.2 mm Caldera, northern Chile 7,00 €

Item

# 0003870195

Family

Fissurellidae

Name

Fissurella pulchra - Very Rare,Hard to Obtain , G. B. Sowerby I, 1834

Size

87.2 mm

Locality

Caldera, northern Chile

Note

One very nice live-collected specimen of the very rare Fissurella pulchra, one of the large species of Fissurella endemic to the southeastern Pacific. This species lives in the subtidal in very specific places, on rocks in sandy areas and in very low numbers. Together with F. bridgesi these are the rarest Fissurella species found in Chile and Perú (although pulchra is rarer). Large Fissurella species are edible (and very tasty), and so are caught by fishermen, collected with hooks and often damaged. This particular specimen is very nice for the species, has a nice dorsum in its natural condition, with some erosion and some tiny boreholes and some remains of calcareous algae. The interior of the shell is very nice and shiny. The lip is perfect, thickened, with no damages. A very low initial price for an interesting and very rare limpet, very difficult to obtain at such size. Reduced Price!

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