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Zoila friendii vercoi SPECTACULAR
85.9 mm Starvation Bay, Hopetoun, WA 1225,00 €  |
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| Item | # 0003975888 |
| Family | Cypraeidae |
| Name | Zoila friendii vercoi - SPECTACULAR , Schilder 1930 |
| Size | 85.9 mm |
| Locality | Starvation Bay, Hopetoun, WA |
| Note | Rare vercoi specimen with an impressive and extraordinary dark fused pattern.The shell features an intense black/brown maculae-based huge blotch covering the entire columellar dorsum with a magnificent bluish dorsal line. The specimen also exhibits a strong nacre gloss accentuated by the caramel/chocolate/black pigmented extremities.The vercoi displays intense compacted macro-spotting on both lateral walls/margins. A sight to hold in hand, especially with the multi-brown colored and heavily glazed base. Super shape/symmetry with notable inflation with moderate rostration present on the posterior extremity. Collected by famed Scuba diver Andrew Edinger at 8 meters while sitting on a green snot sponge off Starvation Boat Harbour, Starvation Bay, Hopetoun, Western Australia in 1984. Original data slip from Andrew included. The specimen was featured and illustrated in the textbook Australia's Spectacular Cowries, Plate 83b. The shell has a barely noticeable fully glazed and thin shallow chip on the posterior labral channel tip. Grade: F+++/GEM. |
| Seller | Seashell Trader (354) - Register to view Feedback |
| Seller Country | AUSTRALIA |
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| Curr. of this item |  EURO |
| Start Price | 205,00 € |
| Current Price | 1225,00 € - offered by ArctiCod3R - Auction closed -
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| Bid IncrementsBid Incr. |
| Range | Bid Increment |
| under 100 € | 1 € |
| from 100 to 200 € | 2 € |
| from 200 to 500 € | 5 € |
| from 500 to 1000 € | 10 € |
| over 1000 € | 25 € |
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| End | 24-12-2025 > 21:30:00 |
| shellauction.net timeServer time | 26-12-2025 > 21:25:22 |
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