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Fissurella maxima
116 mm Caldera, northern Chile 4,00 €
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| Item | # 0003874367 | | Family | Fissurellidae | | Name | Fissurella maxima , G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 |
| Size | 116 mm |
| Locality | Caldera, northern Chile |
| Note | One nice live-taken and giant specimen of Fissurella maxima, the largest species of Fissurellidae. This species lives on rocks, usually near and under forests of giant Lessonia algae. Large Fissurella species in Chile are caught by fishermen, collected with hooks and almost always damaged. The dorsum of the shell is always covered by calcareous algae, vermetids, boring polychaetes and other epibionts, particularly Scurria species. It is currently difficult to obtain large specimens over 110 mm like this one. This one was collected recently by fishermen, and it is in very good condition for the species and the size, with just a few chips in the anterior border of the shell which explain its low initial price. The shell is very thick and the dorsum is in natural condition, having been lightly cleaned, although it is still covered in white encrusting algae and a few small barnacles, which can be cleaned further to reveal the nice pattern of rays. A very low initial price for a very nice and very large specimen of Fissurella. |
| Seller | bathymodiolus (93) - Register to view Feedback | | Seller Country | CHILE |
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| Curr. of this item |  EURO |
| Start Price | 4,00 € |
| Current Price | 4,00 € - no Bids - Auction closed -
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| from 200 to 500 € | 5 € |
| from 500 to 1000 € | 10 € |
| over 1000 € | 25 € |
| | End | 24-12-2025 > 20:30:00 | | shellauction.net timeServer time | 13-01-2026 > 16:22:41 | | Time left | ... | |
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