Sea Snail Sea shell - S-91 CHARONIA TRITONIS
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Specimen: Ślimak morski; scientific name: S-91 CHARONIA TRITONIS; origin Africa; year 2018; weight 659 g; condition in good condition; authenticity Original.
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Beautiful, brilliantly colored, very large XXL shell Charonia Tritonis - colloquial name Triton trumpet or giant Triton, it is a species of a very large sea snail, a mollusk of the marine snail family Charoniidae, tritons. It is one of the largest mollusks on a coral reef. The shell is thick and heavy, strongly coiled in the shape of an elongated tower. It ends sharply at the summit, gradually widening toward the aperture.
Strongly ribbed, with pronounced spiral ribs and tubercles. The color of the shell is most often yellowish, creamy, or brown with irregular, darker spots and bands. The aperture (shell opening) is large, wide, oval.
The interior is smooth, often orange, pink, or reddish-brown, contrasting with the exterior side of the shell. The outer lip is thick, sometimes wavy, often with delicate serrations.
Features - due to its large size and distinctive structure, it has been used in many cultures as a wind instrument (shell trumpet).
It is valued by collectors and has significance in art and rituals. Dimensions - 135×195×370 mm. I highly recommend it to collectors and interior decorators.
Beautiful, brilliantly colored, very large XXL shell Charonia Tritonis - colloquial name Triton trumpet or giant Triton, it is a species of a very large sea snail, a mollusk of the marine snail family Charoniidae, tritons. It is one of the largest mollusks on a coral reef. The shell is thick and heavy, strongly coiled in the shape of an elongated tower. It ends sharply at the summit, gradually widening toward the aperture.
Strongly ribbed, with pronounced spiral ribs and tubercles. The color of the shell is most often yellowish, creamy, or brown with irregular, darker spots and bands. The aperture (shell opening) is large, wide, oval.
The interior is smooth, often orange, pink, or reddish-brown, contrasting with the exterior side of the shell. The outer lip is thick, sometimes wavy, often with delicate serrations.
Features - due to its large size and distinctive structure, it has been used in many cultures as a wind instrument (shell trumpet).
It is valued by collectors and has significance in art and rituals. Dimensions - 135×195×370 mm. I highly recommend it to collectors and interior decorators.
Details
Era
After 2000
Specimen
Sea Snail
Scientific name
S-91 CHARONIA TRITONIS
No. of items
1
Country of origin
Africa
Condition
Good condition
Year
2018
Weight
659 g
Authenticity
Original/official
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