Rare rat cowries: Trona stercoraria (71 mm) – Impeccable specimen (GEM) from Senegal Skeleton - Trona stercoraria - 0 mm - 0 mm - 71 mm- Non-CITES species - (1)
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Specimen: Rare rat cowry Trona stercoraria (71 mm) from Senegal, GEM condition, authentic; Scientific name Trona stercoraria.
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Expand your collection with a genuine Atlantic rarity from the Cypraeidae family.
The Trona stercoraria (also known as the Rat Cowrie) is the only extant species of its genus and captivates with its heavy, rounded form. Its unique, distinctive color pattern consists of a fine olive-brown to dark speckled dorsal surface, contrasted by dramatically dark, almost black flanks and a deep dark brown base. With an excellent collector’s size of 71 mm, this piece presents a perfectly preserved, mirror-smooth enamel layer with an intense deep gloss.
Origin
This authentic collectible comes from the Atlantic waters off Belente, Senegal (West Africa). The recovery is usually carried out by local fishermen or divers in rocky zones and in strict compliance with marine conservation guidelines.
Product details
Species: Rat Cowrie / Rat Cowrie (Trona stercoraria / Syn. Cypraea stercoraria)
Size: approx. 71 mm (classic, fully developed display size)
Quality grade: GEM (absolute top condition; flawless edges, immaculate base and completely intact ends without scratches)
Hue: Olive to gray-brown marbled with a deep dark, high-contrast shell base
Special feature: Untreated specimen with superbly preserved natural luster
Oberdiek :Trona stercoraria 5
TAGS: Crab Shells Nautical Maritime Nautical Nautilus Sea Water Collection
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 TranslateExpand your collection with a genuine Atlantic rarity from the Cypraeidae family.
The Trona stercoraria (also known as the Rat Cowrie) is the only extant species of its genus and captivates with its heavy, rounded form. Its unique, distinctive color pattern consists of a fine olive-brown to dark speckled dorsal surface, contrasted by dramatically dark, almost black flanks and a deep dark brown base. With an excellent collector’s size of 71 mm, this piece presents a perfectly preserved, mirror-smooth enamel layer with an intense deep gloss.
Origin
This authentic collectible comes from the Atlantic waters off Belente, Senegal (West Africa). The recovery is usually carried out by local fishermen or divers in rocky zones and in strict compliance with marine conservation guidelines.
Product details
Species: Rat Cowrie / Rat Cowrie (Trona stercoraria / Syn. Cypraea stercoraria)
Size: approx. 71 mm (classic, fully developed display size)
Quality grade: GEM (absolute top condition; flawless edges, immaculate base and completely intact ends without scratches)
Hue: Olive to gray-brown marbled with a deep dark, high-contrast shell base
Special feature: Untreated specimen with superbly preserved natural luster
Oberdiek :Trona stercoraria 5
TAGS: Crab Shells Nautical Maritime Nautical Nautilus Sea Water Collection
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
After 2000
Specimen
Rare rat cowries: Trona stercoraria (71 mm) – Impeccable specimen (GEM) from Senegal
Scientific name
Trona stercoraria
Number of objects
1
Country of origin
Senegal
CITES relevancy
Non-CITES species
Condition
Good condition
Year
1982
Weight
0 g
Depth
71 mm
Height
0 mm
Width
0 mm
Authenticity
Original/official
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