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Homalocantha oxyacantha EXTREME LONG SPINES!!!!
48.6 mm Barra de Navidad,Jalisco, Mexico 22,00 €  |
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| Item | # 0004024431 |
| Family | Muricidae |
| Name | Homalocantha oxyacantha - EXTREME LONG SPINES!!!! , (Broderip, 1833) |
| Size | 48.6 mm, w/o |
| Locality | Barra de Navidad,Jalisco, Mexico |
| Note | EXTREME LONG EXTRAORDINARY SPINES WOOOOW!! Striking elegance with light seldom seen curved spines in the shoulder spines posterior side o the varices. Extra long double spines with amazing effect. The first 3 to 4 spines varices are almost perfect. Elegant spire with light erosion and apex stil there somehow. Thick elegant lip with the best extended spines you can get. F+++-F++. Some natural imperfections as usual for the species not really harming the beauty. Extraordinary very high selection of superb Homalocantha oxyacantha with elegant long spines and wonderful sculpture. Most of the open sea specimens are really ugly with several damage, no spines, erosion, absent apex and even spire, scars and simply impossible to clean with thick calcareous attachments. Inside the lagoon of Barra de Navidad there is a population with superb conditions but really hard to find, they camouflage between dense thick mud-algae and most of them are completely buried making almost impossible sometimes to find. Only for professional and advancer divers. Here you can admire a great spiny ones , choose your favorite int this great auction. For advancer collectors and lover of spiny shells. Found in muddy bottom attached between stones about 5-7m deep. Barra de Navidad, Jalisco, Mexico. January 2025. Value for this unusual large specimen with the longest spines with special curvature and spiny conditions: 60-65 euro. Good luck and Happy shelling!!! MEXICO PACIFIC |
| Seller | MEXICO PACIFIC (757) - Register to view Feedback |
| Seller Country | MEXICO |
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| Curr. of this item |  EURO |
| Start Price | 2,00 € |
| Current Price | 22,00 € - offered by PTRS-58 - 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 | 02-02-2026 > 13:39:32 |
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