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Zoila thersites contraria PRIMORDIAL
67.0 mm     GAB, Eucla, Western Australia     510,00 €
Item# 0004302438
FamilyCypraeidae
NameZoila thersites contraria - PRIMORDIAL , Iredale 1935
Size67.0 mm
LocalityGAB, Eucla, Western Australia
NoteRare deep water thersities subspecies that is found only off southern Australia. Extraordinary inflated seashell with an immaculate cream dorsum exhibiting four chestnut brown primordial symmetrically aligned and disappearing transverse bands. The shell has a perfect cream/porcelain white and pastel peach tinted convex base. A contraria that shows flawless pastel peach/apricot extremities, sparse lateral wall/marginal spotting accentuated by a rich, thick nacre gloss. The shell has a modest weight/size ratio (51.9 grams), typical of the subspecies. The specimen was trawled at 200 meters in the Great Australian Bight off Eucla, Western Australia in 1987. EX: Don Pisor. The specimen shows a few soft growth folds that emanate from the posterior ramp. Grade: F+++/GEM minus.
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Seller CountryAUSTRALIA
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Start Price400,00 €
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Bid history:
Plus1sec (64) 405 €22-10-2026 > 01:26:552
iuwyeo (5) 415 €22-10-2026 > 03:12:013
Richard Feng (62) 425 €22-10-2026 > 16:00:444
tiger_tmh (494) 435 €23-10-2026 > 06:20:155
Wpwcy (2) 500 €23-10-2026 > 16:25:356
TY888 (593) 510 €21-10-2026 > 20:36:491