Top collectible piece: Apertifusus caparti (Fusinus caparti) – 11.7 cm – GEM quality with operculum Skeleton - Fusinus caparti - 0 mm - 0 mm - 117 mm- Non-CITES species - (1)





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Fusinus caparti is a GEM-quality, original top specimen from West Africa, 11.7 cm in length with operculum and dating to 1982.
Description from the seller
Product Description & Scientific Data
Scientific name: Apertifusus caparti (Adam & Knudsen, 1955) – formerly Fusinus caparti.
German name / common name: Capart's Spindle Snail (English: Capart's Spindle).
Quality level: GEM (Flawless collectible piece with no visible damage, perfect lip and tip).
Special feature: With original operculum (cover plate). Since the operculum is often lost during cleaning, this collectible is significantly enhanced by it.
Size: 11.7 cm (117 mm). This places the piece in a very good, stately average size for this species, whose typical range is between 5.5 cm and 25.5 cm.
Family: Fasciolariidae (spindle snails and tulip snails).
Origin & Habitat
Geographic origin: West Africa (predominantly tropical East Atlantic; range extends from Gabon through the Congo to central Angola).
Habitat: A marine deep-water species, usually brought up by local fishermen as bycatch from greater depths (offshore fauna).
Sale and shipping via DHL only within the EU
SKU - Oberdiek - Fusinus caparti m.O. 100
TAGS: crab crustACEan sea shells maritime nautical Nautilus sea water collection
Seller's Story
Product Description & Scientific Data
Scientific name: Apertifusus caparti (Adam & Knudsen, 1955) – formerly Fusinus caparti.
German name / common name: Capart's Spindle Snail (English: Capart's Spindle).
Quality level: GEM (Flawless collectible piece with no visible damage, perfect lip and tip).
Special feature: With original operculum (cover plate). Since the operculum is often lost during cleaning, this collectible is significantly enhanced by it.
Size: 11.7 cm (117 mm). This places the piece in a very good, stately average size for this species, whose typical range is between 5.5 cm and 25.5 cm.
Family: Fasciolariidae (spindle snails and tulip snails).
Origin & Habitat
Geographic origin: West Africa (predominantly tropical East Atlantic; range extends from Gabon through the Congo to central Angola).
Habitat: A marine deep-water species, usually brought up by local fishermen as bycatch from greater depths (offshore fauna).
Sale and shipping via DHL only within the EU
SKU - Oberdiek - Fusinus caparti m.O. 100
TAGS: crab crustACEan sea shells maritime nautical Nautilus sea water collection

