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Ceratostoma burnetti coreanica REMARKABLE

85.8. mm Vladivostok, Russia 1,00 €

Item

# 0004231993

Family

Muricidae

Name

Ceratostoma burnetti coreanica - REMARKABLE , Adams A 1854

Size

85.8. mm, w/o

Locality

Vladivostok, Russia

Note

Remarkable and superb example of this Northwest Pacific cold-water subspecies. The specimen presents with intact protoconch, spire and porcelainized China white aperture. Beautiful banding pattern as shown in images with elegant form and fluting featuring notable back-turning on all varices. A larger specimen that has a strong impact visually. Collected by Scuba diver at 12-15 meters while feeding on a oyster bed at Posiet Bay, south of Vladivostok, Russia, Sea of Japan. The specimen shows superb form complemented rich banding. However, some attrition of the protoconch and chipping of the siphonal canal tip is present. Grade: F++/F+++.

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