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Chicoreus asianus
66.1 mm Cape Hino, Wakayama Pref., Japan 17,00 €  |
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| Item | # 0004022593 |
| Family | Muricidae |
| Name | Chicoreus asianus , Kuroda 1942 |
| Size | 66.1 mm, w/o |
| Locality | Cape Hino, Wakayama Pref., Japan |
| Note | Deep water murex with a massive body whorl and flared/extended/backswept spines. The shell displays chocolate brown hued striae and costae with a few dark brown tubercles on the body whorl. The specimen has shows a perfect protoconch, a prominent spire and a porcelain white aperture. The murex shell was collected as bycatch by prawn trawlers at 50-60 meters off Cape Hino, Wakayama Prefect, Japan in the mid-80s. The shell has a chip of the anterior siphonal canal tip. Grade: F+++. |
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| Seller Country | AUSTRALIA |
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| Curr. of this item |  EURO |
| Start Price | 1,00 € |
| Current Price | 17,00 € - offered by ASU - 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 | 28-01-2026 > 21:15:00 |
| shellauction.net timeServer time | 13-03-2026 > 08:00:10 |
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