Chicoreus Ramosus Collector’s Shell – ornamental shell - Height: 205 mm - Width: 145 mm- 463 g - (1)

Chicoreus ramosus, historically known as Murex ramosus, fished in the waters of Madagascar. The shell presents a broad and proportioned structure. From the large last whorl develop three axial varices, characterized by long hollow digitations, curved and branched. Their arrangement gives the specimen a three-dimensional profile that is particularly articulated and differs depending on the angle from which it is observed. The external surface is predominantly white and ivory, crossed by thin beige and light brown lines that follow the spiraling rims of the shell. The wide aperture displays delicate peach-pink and salmon tones, more concentrated along the inner margin and the columella. The long siphonal canal completes the elongated shape of the shell. Chicoreus ramosus is a marine gastropod mollusk belonging to the family Muricidae, found in tropical Indo-Pacific waters. The characteristic varices form during successive growth stages, when the mollusk builds new thickened margins along the shell. A specimen suitable for a malacological collection, a Wunderkammer, or as a decorative element of natural history. The thinner digitations may show small irregularities, wear, or incomplete terminations, features commonly seen in large harvested shells. Please carefully observe all photographs, which constitute an integral part of the description.