Sea Snail Sea shell - S-465 STROMBUS GOLIATH
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Specimen: marine snail Ślimak morski, scientific name S-465 STROMBUS GOLIATH, origin Brazil, year 2018, weight 1610 g, authenticity Original, in good condition.
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A treat for collectors. A beautiful, very large shell, rarely available for sale. Strombus Goliath—Titanostrombus goliath, formerly known as Lobatus goliath, the common name for the Goliath conch, is a species of very large edible marine snail, a sea snail in the Strombidae family. The Goliath conch shell has a very large, heavy, and solid shell, with a very conspicuous, broad, flared and thickened outer lip. The stroboidal notch is rather inconspicuous in adults, but can be identified as a secondary anterior notch on the right side of the siphonal canal in a dextral shell, assuming it is viewed ventrally with the anterior end directed downward. Unlike the similarly sized Queen Conch, Aliger gigas, the aperture of the Goliath conch shell is brown, not pink. T. goliath also has a shorter spire and darker spines compared with the Queen Conch, and the outer varix often protrudes well beyond the length of the spire in shells of adult individuals. Dimensions: 120/200/270 mm. Highly recommended for collectors and interior decorators.
A treat for collectors. A beautiful, very large shell, rarely available for sale. Strombus Goliath—Titanostrombus goliath, formerly known as Lobatus goliath, the common name for the Goliath conch, is a species of very large edible marine snail, a sea snail in the Strombidae family. The Goliath conch shell has a very large, heavy, and solid shell, with a very conspicuous, broad, flared and thickened outer lip. The stroboidal notch is rather inconspicuous in adults, but can be identified as a secondary anterior notch on the right side of the siphonal canal in a dextral shell, assuming it is viewed ventrally with the anterior end directed downward. Unlike the similarly sized Queen Conch, Aliger gigas, the aperture of the Goliath conch shell is brown, not pink. T. goliath also has a shorter spire and darker spines compared with the Queen Conch, and the outer varix often protrudes well beyond the length of the spire in shells of adult individuals. Dimensions: 120/200/270 mm. Highly recommended for collectors and interior decorators.
Details
Era
After 2000
Specimen
Sea Snail
Scientific name
S-465 STROMBUS GOLIATH
No. of items
1
Country of origin
Brazil
Condition
Good condition
Year
2018
Weight
1610 g
Authenticity
Original/official
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