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Species: Volute snail / Voluta (Gastropoda)

Latin name: Cymbiola pulchra (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) – rare, sought-after local form for nielseni (McMichael, 1959) (often incorrectly listed as comploranielsawi or similar)

Origin: Hervey Bay / Bundaberg ("babdabers"), Queensland, Australia

Habitat: Endemic to the Great Barrier Reef; lives on sandy and coral rubble bottoms in sheltered deep-water zones of about 30 to 35 meters

SKU Oberdiek Cymbiola pulchra 50

TAGS: Nautilus, Sea Shell, Nautic, Maritime, Nautical Shells, Snails, Collectible, Rare

Art: Walzenschnecke / Volute (Gastropoda)

Lateinischer Name: Cymbiola pulchra (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) – seltene, gesuchte Lokalform f. nielseni (McMichael, 1959) (oft fälschlich als comploranielsawi oder ähnlich gelistet)

Herkunft: Hervey Bay / Bundaberg („babdabers“), Queensland, Australien

Lebensraum: Endemisch im Großen Barriereriff; lebt auf Sand- und Korallenschuttböden in geschützten Tiefwasserzonen von ca. 30 bis 35 Metern 


SKU Oberdiek Cymbiola pulchra 50

TAGS: Nautilus, Sea Shell, Nautic, Maritim, Nautsich Muscheln, Schnecken, Sammlerstück, Selten

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Australian treasure: Beautiful volute (Cymbiola pulchra f. nielseni) – 68 mm, gem-quality Taxidermy wall mount - ymbiola pulchra f. nielseni - 6.8 cm - 0 mm - 0 mm - Non-CITES species - 1

1980 - Queensland

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Specimen: Australische Kostbarkeit: Schöne Walzenschnecke (Cymbiola pulchra f. nielseni) – 68 mm, Gem-Qualität, from Queensland, collected in 1980, in good condition.

Australian treasure: Beautiful volute (Cymbiola pulchra f. nielseni) – 68 mm, gem-quality Taxidermy wall mount - ymbiola pulchra f. nielseni - 6.8 cm - 0 mm - 0 mm - Non-CITES species - 1

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Specimen: Australische Kostbarkeit: Schöne Walzenschnecke (Cymbiola pulchra f. nielseni) – 68 mm, Gem-Qualität, from Queensland, collected in 1980, in good condition.

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