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Cypraea subviridis ssp. var. forma DEEP-WATER FORM
24.7 mm     Australia     22,00 €
Item# 0004052439
FamilyCypraeidae
NameCypraea subviridis ssp. var. forma - DEEP-WATER FORM
Size24.7 mm
LocalityAustralia
NoteA particularly unusual and beautiful specimen of an endemic Queensland DEEP-WATER FORM. Underlying secondary central dorsal maculation of rich reddish caramel, overlaid with two expansive principal dorsal maculations of rich tan, in a design of high aesthetic merit. Markedly ovate pyriform. For the Cypraeidae specialist interested in RARE variants. NOTE: There is a prolific tendency across the internet literature to refer to all manner of Queensland specimens as ‘vaticina’ Iredale, 1931. Gratiadusta vaticina, as outlined by Iredale, is a very large, very solid, greatly inflated shell. I have not examined the holotype in person, but I have seen just a few specimens of a rare, very broad and inflated deep-water Queensland variety which answer to Iredale’s description and figures. These are substantially different to more typically encountered Queensland examples. For this reason, I refer to the current specimen as a ‘deep-water form’ of subviridis – definitely the safest and most sensible approach at this juncture. Real effort must be made to examine the type specimens of both vaticina and anceyi (Vayssière, 1905), in order to arrive at an educated, and possibly definitive conclusion as to the correct taxonomic status of these two forms. Data: Moreton Bay, off Moreton Island, South-East Queensland, Queensland, Australia; upon sand/rubble substrate; 60-120 m; trawled; 1982. Size: 24.7 mm. Grading: Gem. Provenance: JES Collection; London / Melbourne.
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Start Price1,00 €
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Lierre (37) 2 €18-02-2026 > 21:34:381
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