Chicoreus Ramosus The Largest Muricids in the Mollusk Kingdom - Height: 225 mm - Width: 169 mm- 863 g
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Directed the Ifergan Collection Museum, specialising in Phoenician and Mediterranean archaeology.
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Chicoreus Ramosus, a large Muricidae shell from the Philippines, weighs 863 g and measures 225 × 169 × 146 mm.
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Chicoreus Ramosus is one of the largest muricids in the mollusk kingdom. Characterized by a robust, heavy, and extraordinarily sculptured shell, it features three prominent spiral series of spiny varices, giving the specimen a nearly baroque appearance. The spires are adorned with lamellae and expanded, often branched processes, from which the name ramosus derives. The dominant color is cream white, with subtle pinkish hues inside the aperture and at the junctions between the varices. The mouth is broad, oval, shiny, and porcelain-like, with delicately wavy margins. The shell's apex tends to be truncated in adult specimens. The varices, often jagged and elongated, vary in shape and development depending on the locality and individual, making each specimen unique. The ornamentation serves for camouflage and protection against predators. Traditionally used in some local cultures as an ornamental object or rudimentary musical instrument. The specimen presented stands out for its preservation, intact development of the varices, pastel interior coloration, and significant size, making it a highly impactful collector's piece. Ideal for natural history exhibitions, museum displays, or refined private collections.
Chicoreus Ramosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name: Branched Murice, Ramose murex
Family: Muricidae
Order: Neogastropoda
Class: Gastropoda
Phylum: Mollusca
Kingdom: Animalia
Seller's Story
The Mineral Art Gallery offers minerals, fossils, shells and natural elements.
Born in Italy in 2017, today she collaborates with international galleries and collectors, she is a direct importer of large minerals and naturalistic collectible elements; deals with the processing to insert them inside the living space. A section of the gallery was dedicated to the Wunderkammer, "chamber of wonders or cabinet of curiosities" in which Mirabilia elements are presented: naturalia and italiania, a union between "the present is the past".
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Translated by Google TranslateChicoreus Ramosus is one of the largest muricids in the mollusk kingdom. Characterized by a robust, heavy, and extraordinarily sculptured shell, it features three prominent spiral series of spiny varices, giving the specimen a nearly baroque appearance. The spires are adorned with lamellae and expanded, often branched processes, from which the name ramosus derives. The dominant color is cream white, with subtle pinkish hues inside the aperture and at the junctions between the varices. The mouth is broad, oval, shiny, and porcelain-like, with delicately wavy margins. The shell's apex tends to be truncated in adult specimens. The varices, often jagged and elongated, vary in shape and development depending on the locality and individual, making each specimen unique. The ornamentation serves for camouflage and protection against predators. Traditionally used in some local cultures as an ornamental object or rudimentary musical instrument. The specimen presented stands out for its preservation, intact development of the varices, pastel interior coloration, and significant size, making it a highly impactful collector's piece. Ideal for natural history exhibitions, museum displays, or refined private collections.
Chicoreus Ramosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name: Branched Murice, Ramose murex
Family: Muricidae
Order: Neogastropoda
Class: Gastropoda
Phylum: Mollusca
Kingdom: Animalia
Seller's Story
The Mineral Art Gallery offers minerals, fossils, shells and natural elements.
Born in Italy in 2017, today she collaborates with international galleries and collectors, she is a direct importer of large minerals and naturalistic collectible elements; deals with the processing to insert them inside the living space. A section of the gallery was dedicated to the Wunderkammer, "chamber of wonders or cabinet of curiosities" in which Mirabilia elements are presented: naturalia and italiania, a union between "the present is the past".
All lots are shipped via DHL Express and Fercam couriers, with insured parcel and tracking.
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Main Mineral
Chicoreus Ramosus
Mineral Form
The Largest Muricids in the Mollusk Kingdom
Weight
863 g
Country of Origin
Philippines
Height
225 mm
Width
169 mm
Depth
146 mm
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