Conidae Shell Specimen Sea shell - Conus Magus forma Circae – New Caledonia
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Conus magus f. circae specimen from New Caledonia, a Conidae shell weighing 18 g, dating to 2024, in good condition and authentic.
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The form circae, described by G. B. Sowerby II in 1858, is generally interpreted as a color and morphological variant of Conus magus.
Although the name Conus circae appears in some modern classifications as a distinct species, in traditional malacological and collecting contexts this entity is more correctly treated as an intraspecific form, by virtue of morphological continuity, overlapping range, and the absence of diagnostic characters clearly separable 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 specimen of 52.5 mm, with a conical elongated shell, regular profile and moderately angulated shoulder. The spire is mid-high, composed of well-defined whorls, adorned with irregular brown-dark mottling and striations concentrated mainly 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.
Translated by Google TranslateThe form circae, described by G. B. Sowerby II in 1858, is generally interpreted as a color and morphological variant of Conus magus.
Although the name Conus circae appears in some modern classifications as a distinct species, in traditional malacological and collecting contexts this entity is more correctly treated as an intraspecific form, by virtue of morphological continuity, overlapping range, and the absence of diagnostic characters clearly separable 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 specimen of 52.5 mm, with a conical elongated shell, regular profile and moderately angulated shoulder. The spire is mid-high, composed of well-defined whorls, adorned with irregular brown-dark mottling and striations concentrated mainly 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
Authenticity
Original/official
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