Conidae Shell Specimen Sea shell - Conus Magus forma Circae – New Caledonia
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Conidae shell specimen of Conus magus forma circae from New Caledonia, 2024, one item, weight 18 g, with a slender conical shell about 52.5 mm long.
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The circae form, described by G. B. Sowerby II in 1858, is generally understood as a color and morphological variant of Conus magus.
Although the name Conus circae is present in some modern classifications as a distinct species, in traditional malacology and collecting this entity is more correctly treated as an intraspecific form, by virtue of morphological continuity, overlapping range, and the absence of diagnostic characters clearly separating it from the typical form of C. magus. The designation as Conus (Pionoconus) magus f. circae thus represents the most balanced and widely accepted solution for scientific descriptions applied to collecting. A 52.5 mm specimen, with a slender conical shell, regular profile and moderately angulated shoulder. The spire is mid-high, composed of clearly defined whorls, ornamented with irregular brown-dark maculations and striations concentrated especially in the apical region.
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 TranslateThe circae form, described by G. B. Sowerby II in 1858, is generally understood as a color and morphological variant of Conus magus.
Although the name Conus circae is present in some modern classifications as a distinct species, in traditional malacology and collecting this entity is more correctly treated as an intraspecific form, by virtue of morphological continuity, overlapping range, and the absence of diagnostic characters clearly separating it from the typical form of C. magus. The designation as Conus (Pionoconus) magus f. circae thus represents the most balanced and widely accepted solution for scientific descriptions applied to collecting. A 52.5 mm specimen, with a slender conical shell, regular profile and moderately angulated shoulder. The spire is mid-high, composed of clearly defined whorls, ornamented with irregular brown-dark maculations and striations concentrated especially in the apical region.
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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Era
After 2000
Specimen
Conidae Shell Specimen
Scientific Name
Conus Magus forma Circae – New Caledonia
No. of items
1
Country of Origin
New Caledonia
Condition
Good condition
Year
2024
Weight
18 g
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