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Hexaplex princeps OUTSTANDING WHITE TIPS!!
78.5 mm     Barra de Navidad, Jalisco, Mex.     34,00 €
Item# 0004177592
FamilyMuricidae
NameHexaplex princeps - OUTSTANDING WHITE TIPS!!
Size78.5 mm, w/o
LocalityBarra de Navidad, Jalisco, Mex.
NoteUNUSUAL WHITE TIPS SPINES WITH ELEGANT UNIQUE EFFECT!! Spectacular thick black glossy bands combined with brownish color and dramatic white tips spines most of them, making a wonderful and brilliant effect. Superb long great spines between the pear-shaped body form. Radiant spire with intact apex. The spiny lip and elongated siphon are really intact. A few natural tiny imperfections not really detracting the beauty. F+++. Top aesthetics! This is one of the most common large species of Muricidae in the Mexican Pacific and is widely used as seafood in restaurants. Although open sea Hexaplex princeps are generally 99.9% completely ugly with classic dense erosion, missing spines all around, dense drill holes, no coloration or pattern, and thick calcareous organisms attached all around them almost impossible to remove, that is the common Hexaplex princeps. However, on very rare occasions and in very enclosed bays or lagoon mouths that are open to the sea, there are individuals with great condition, but finding them is always a mystery and really hard. With my years of experience and luck, I know of some places where they sometimes appear in ideal and striking conditions. Here I present that unique and unusual selection. Without a doubt this masterpiece is a treasure for anyone who wins it. Carefully handpicked with years of experience and cleaned preserving its natural parts. It is much more impressive in your hands because of the details that you can't see in the photos. Super high selection in situ with the best exceptional conditions you can get for this extraordinary species. For any MURICIDAE lovers of aesthetics and advancer collectors. Found attached on, under and between large muddy stones with oysters and mussels about 5m- 8m deep. Barra de Navidad, Jalisco, Mexico. May 2026. Value for this radiant and dramatic colors effect between black-brown and white elegant tips: 50-60 euros. Good luck and Happy shelling!!! MEXICO PACIFIC
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Seller CountryMEXICO
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Curr. of this itemEURO
Start Price2,00 €
Current Price34,00 € - offered by HB666  - Auction closed - 

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Bid history:
susu (35) 12 €24-06-2026 > 19:06:412
130224 (7) 20 €24-06-2026 > 19:25:353
1114728789 (68) 22 €19-06-2026 > 14:31:301
HB666 (20) 26 €24-06-2026 > 21:07:515
HB666 (20) 30 €24-06-2026 > 21:08:006
130224 (7) 30 €24-06-2026 > 19:26:344
shellking1960 (1184) 33 €24-06-2026 > 21:12:238
HB666 (20) 34 €24-06-2026 > 21:08:467