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Talparia talpa talpa
65.8 mm     Bohol, Philippines     26,00 €
Item# 0003936292
FamilyCypraeidae
NameTalparia talpa talpa , Linnaeus 1758
Size65.8 mm
LocalityBohol, Philippines
NoteLovely and heavy standout beauty from the western Pacific (30.8 grams). The shell features the classic talpa four transverse dark brown bands fused on the primary mustard hued sparkling dorsum. The talpa displays ultra high raised black/brown lateral/margin walls that circumferentially include both extremities framing the dorsum. The shell exhibits perfect siphons and an impressive chocolate base with dark brown aperture teeth. There are no diffuse color gradient lines on the dorsum. Taken by compressor diver at 10-12 meters on a large reef off Bohol, Philippines in 2014. The shell shows nacre negligible crease on the mid-labral anterior wall and a small white glazed algae area on the labral anterior extremity aperture teeth, as seen in the base (ventral) image.. Grade: F+++.
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Start Price1,00 €
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Bid history:
ampc2025 (2) 5 €21-11-2025 > 15:22:421
ampc2025 (2) 10 €22-11-2025 > 16:18:113
ArctiCod3R (68) 25 €22-11-2025 > 14:11:262
REDBACK (828) 26 €25-11-2025 > 14:23:594