Sea Snail Sea shell - S-202 CHARONIA TRITONIS
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Specimen: marine snail, scientific name S-202 CHARONIA TRITONIS; 1 item; country of origin Africa; condition Good; year 2018; weight 570 g; authenticity Original.
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Beautiful, richly colored, very large XXL shell Charonia tritonis - colloquial name trumpet Triton or giant Triton - is a species of a very large sea snail, a mollusk of the family Charoniidae, of the tritons. It is one of the largest mollusks on a coral reef. The shell is thick and heavy, strongly spiraled into the shape of an elongated tower. It ends sharply at the summit, gradually widening toward the aperture.
Strongly ribbed, with prominent spiral ridges and knobs. The color of the shell is most often yellowish, cream, or brown with irregular, darker spots and bands. The aperture (shell opening) is large, wide, oval.
The interior is smooth, often orange, pink, or red-brown, contrasting with the exterior side of the shell. The outer lip is thick, sometimes wavy, often with delicate serrations.
Distinctive features - due to its large size and characteristic structure it has been used in many cultures as a wind instrument (shell trumpet).
It is cherished by collectors and has significance in art and ritual.
Dimensions - 115×155×330 mm. I highly recommend it to collectors and interior decorators.
Beautiful, richly colored, very large XXL shell Charonia tritonis - colloquial name trumpet Triton or giant Triton - is a species of a very large sea snail, a mollusk of the family Charoniidae, of the tritons. It is one of the largest mollusks on a coral reef. The shell is thick and heavy, strongly spiraled into the shape of an elongated tower. It ends sharply at the summit, gradually widening toward the aperture.
Strongly ribbed, with prominent spiral ridges and knobs. The color of the shell is most often yellowish, cream, or brown with irregular, darker spots and bands. The aperture (shell opening) is large, wide, oval.
The interior is smooth, often orange, pink, or red-brown, contrasting with the exterior side of the shell. The outer lip is thick, sometimes wavy, often with delicate serrations.
Distinctive features - due to its large size and characteristic structure it has been used in many cultures as a wind instrument (shell trumpet).
It is cherished by collectors and has significance in art and ritual.
Dimensions - 115×155×330 mm. I highly recommend it to collectors and interior decorators.
Details
Era
After 2000
Specimen
Sea Snail
Scientific name
S-202 CHARONIA TRITONIS
No. of items
1
Country of origin
Africa
Condition
Good condition
Year
2018
Weight
570 g
Authenticity
Original/official
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