Mauritia scurra (42 mm, top-condition GEM) – an outstanding specimen of the 'Joker-Kauri' from Taxidermy wall mount - Cypraea scurra - 4.2 cm - 0 mm - 0 mm - Non-CITES species - 1
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Specimen Mauritia scurra, scientifically known as Cypraea scurra, from Zanzibar, dating to 1980, in good condition and measuring 4.2 cm high.
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Scientific name: Mauritia scurra (Gmelin, 1791) – in the German-speaking world known as Joker Cowrie, Harlequin Porcelain Snail, or Mime Cowrie.
Origin & Localities: Western Indian Ocean; this top-quality collectible comes from the coral-rich waters around Zanzibar (Tanzania). Specimens from this East African region are sought after by collectors for their slender, elongated shape and the intensely contrasting, dark peripheral satellite spots.
Habitat: Lives highly concealed inside living coral heads (particularly in the genera Acropora and Pocillopora) in surge-prone reef zones at depths of 2 to 20 meters. The animals usually leave their protective colonies only at night to graze on algal growth.
Size & Condition: 42 mm – an excellent, fully mature and stately size (the average size is usually 30–40 mm; specimens at 42 mm or larger are considered above average). Condition GEM (Absolute Museum and top quality): a completely flawless shell with a mirrored enamel gloss, a perfectly sharp peristome, and undamaged siphonal ends. The delicate, net-like dorsal pattern on a bluish-gray background is faultlessly preserved.
SKU Oberdiek Cypraea scurra 50
TAGS: Nautilus, Sea Shell, Nautical, 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.
Translated by Google TranslateScientific name: Mauritia scurra (Gmelin, 1791) – in the German-speaking world known as Joker Cowrie, Harlequin Porcelain Snail, or Mime Cowrie.
Origin & Localities: Western Indian Ocean; this top-quality collectible comes from the coral-rich waters around Zanzibar (Tanzania). Specimens from this East African region are sought after by collectors for their slender, elongated shape and the intensely contrasting, dark peripheral satellite spots.
Habitat: Lives highly concealed inside living coral heads (particularly in the genera Acropora and Pocillopora) in surge-prone reef zones at depths of 2 to 20 meters. The animals usually leave their protective colonies only at night to graze on algal growth.
Size & Condition: 42 mm – an excellent, fully mature and stately size (the average size is usually 30–40 mm; specimens at 42 mm or larger are considered above average). Condition GEM (Absolute Museum and top quality): a completely flawless shell with a mirrored enamel gloss, a perfectly sharp peristome, and undamaged siphonal ends. The delicate, net-like dorsal pattern on a bluish-gray background is faultlessly preserved.
SKU Oberdiek Cypraea scurra 50
TAGS: Nautilus, Sea Shell, Nautical, 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
Mauritia scurra (42 mm, top-condition GEM) – an outstanding specimen of the 'Joker-Kauri' from
Scientific name
Cypraea scurra
Number of objects
1
Country of origin
Zanzibar
CITES relevancy
Non-CITES species
Condition
Good condition
Year
1980
Weight
0 g
Height
4.2 cm
Width
0 mm
Depth
0 mm
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