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| Item | # 0004022366 |
| Family | Cypraeidae |
| Name | Zoila friendii friendii - CLARKSON BOOK STAR , Gray J.E. 1831 |
| Size | 78.6 mm |
| Locality | Garden Island, Western Australia |
| Note | Superbly inflated solid specimen, with distinctive candy caramel brown almost pink lateral walls, margins and brown tipped extremities (43.9 grams).The dorsum shows an interesting/exceptional array of sparse dark brown maculae and a vast blue/grey/ivory primary hued dorsum. The lateral walls show deep shades of caramel brown mixed spotting. The base exudes various shades of coffee/caramel brown which accentuates the porcelain white aperture and teeth. A beautiful specimen with a thick glossy nacre and perfect extremities. The specimen was taken by Scuba diver Peter Clarkson at 40 meters while enjoying a sponge bath n a limestone reef west of Garden Island, Western Australia in 2/1996. The specimen is famous and illustrated in Australia's Spectacular Cowries on Plate 76, Figure b. EX: Peter Clarkson. No original data slip available. The shell has a small chip on the anterior columellar extremity tip and thin sheared mini-chip on the posterior columellar extremity tip. Grade: F++/F+++. |
| Seller | Seashell Trader (368) - Register to view Feedback |
| Seller Country | AUSTRALIA |
| Shipment / PaymentShip. / Paym. | Available for registered users... |
| Curr. of this item |  EURO |
| Start Price | 1,00 € |
| Current Price | 102,00 € - offered by ggwolfgang - You must be registered to make your offer -
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| 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 | 28-01-2026 > 21:30:00 |
| shellauction.net timeServer time | 26-01-2026 > 09:52:03 |
| Time left | 2 days, 11 hours, 37 min |
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