Elegant collectible: Athens-winged snail (Ministrombus athenius) – 35 mm, gem quality Taxidermy wall mount - Strombus variabilis f. athenius - 3.5 cm - 0 mm - 0 mm - Non-CITES species - 1
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One specimen of Ministrombus athenius (Strombus variabilis f. athenius), a winged snail from Cebu, Philippines, 35 mm in size, gem-quality, collected in 1980.
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Species: Winged or Feathered Conch (Gastropoda)
Latin name: Ministrombus athenius (Duclos, 1844) – For a long time classified as Dolomena variabilis athenia or Strombus variabilis f. athenius, in modern taxonomy it is regarded as a distinct species within the genus Ministrombus.
Origin: Cebu, Philippines (often collected in the shallower sandy zones of the Visayas region)
Habitat: Tropical Western Pacific; lives on fine sandy and seagrass bottoms as well as coral debris, usually from the intertidal zone down to depths of about 20 to 30 meters.
SKU Oberdiek Strombus variabilis 50
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.
Translated by Google TranslateSpecies: Winged or Feathered Conch (Gastropoda)
Latin name: Ministrombus athenius (Duclos, 1844) – For a long time classified as Dolomena variabilis athenia or Strombus variabilis f. athenius, in modern taxonomy it is regarded as a distinct species within the genus Ministrombus.
Origin: Cebu, Philippines (often collected in the shallower sandy zones of the Visayas region)
Habitat: Tropical Western Pacific; lives on fine sandy and seagrass bottoms as well as coral debris, usually from the intertidal zone down to depths of about 20 to 30 meters.
SKU Oberdiek Strombus variabilis 50
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
Elegant collectible: Athens-winged snail (Ministrombus athenius) – 35 mm, gem quality
Scientific name
Strombus variabilis f. athenius
Number of objects
1
Country of origin
Philippines
CITES relevancy
Non-CITES species
Condition
Good condition
Year
1980
Weight
0 g
Height
3.5 cm
Width
0 mm
Depth
0 mm
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