GIANT Conus euetrias (67mm) | Inhaca Island • Flawless GEM Quality Taxidermy wall mount - Conus euetrias - 6.7 cm - 0 mm - 0 mm - Non-CITES species - 1
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Giant Conus euetrias sea snail specimen from Inhaca Island, Mozambique, dating to 1980, 67 mm in length.
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Scientific Data & Taxonomy
Species name: Conus euetrias (historically and in modern taxonomies often attributed to the highly complex Conus archiepiscopus- or Conus textile-form group; synonym sometimes listed as Conus euetrius G. B. Sowerby III, 1882).
First describer (author): George Brettingham Sowerby III, 1882
Family: Conidae (cone snails)
Specifications of this specimen
Size: 67 mm (an absolute giant and a splendid specimen! For this subspecies/form this dimension represents a significant oversize, reached by only a very few findings worldwide).
Quality: GEM (Completely flawless. None of the hairline cracks, siphonal breaks, or apex damages so common in netted or surf-washed finds).
Origin (Provenance): Inhaca Island (Insel Inhaca), Maputo Bay, southern Mozambique. A legendary and scientifically highly valued locality for this exclusive blue-glimmering color form.
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SKU Oberdiek Conus euetrios
TAGS: Nautilus, Sea Shell, Nautic, Maritime, Nautical Shells, Snails, Collectible, Rare
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We are specialists in the sale of mussels and snails from collection solutions. We get most of these from Germany.
We offer very special pieces for sale here that we do not offer on our website.
Translated by Google TranslateScientific Data & Taxonomy
Species name: Conus euetrias (historically and in modern taxonomies often attributed to the highly complex Conus archiepiscopus- or Conus textile-form group; synonym sometimes listed as Conus euetrius G. B. Sowerby III, 1882).
First describer (author): George Brettingham Sowerby III, 1882
Family: Conidae (cone snails)
Specifications of this specimen
Size: 67 mm (an absolute giant and a splendid specimen! For this subspecies/form this dimension represents a significant oversize, reached by only a very few findings worldwide).
Quality: GEM (Completely flawless. None of the hairline cracks, siphonal breaks, or apex damages so common in netted or surf-washed finds).
Origin (Provenance): Inhaca Island (Insel Inhaca), Maputo Bay, southern Mozambique. A legendary and scientifically highly valued locality for this exclusive blue-glimmering color form.
Shipping via DHL insured
Sale only within the EU
SKU Oberdiek Conus euetrios
TAGS: Nautilus, Sea Shell, Nautic, Maritime, Nautical Shells, Snails, Collectible, Rare
Seller's Story
We are specialists in the sale of mussels and snails from collection solutions. We get most of these from Germany.
We offer very special pieces for sale here that we do not offer on our website.
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Era
1900-2000
Specimen
GIANT Conus euetrias (67mm) | Inhaca Island • Flawless GEM Quality
Scientific name
Conus euetrias
Number of objects
1
Country of origin
Mozambique
CITES relevancy
Non-CITES species
Condition
Good condition
Year
1980
Weight
0 g
Height
6.7 cm
Width
0 mm
Depth
0 mm
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