Exotic scaly giant clam (Tridacna squamosa) – 70 mm complete shell in rarer Taxidermy wall mount - Tridacna squamosa - 7 cm - 0 mm - 0 mm - Non-CITES species - 1
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Specimen Tridacna squamosa, a complete matched-pair shell in rare orange, 70 mm, GEM condition, from the Philippines, dating to 1979.
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Description from the seller
Scientific name: Tridacna squamosa (known as the Scaly Giant Clam or Murder Clam).
Color: Exclusive orange (While the base shell is usually calcite white to yellowish, a solid, vibrant orange coloration throughout is among the rarest and most sought-after color variants of this species).
Feature: Complete shell (consisting of both interlocking, matching valves/halves in a so-called "Matched Pair").
Quality level: GEM (Absolute top condition. The extremely fragile, leaf-like mantle flutes ["Flutes"] typical for this species are fully intact and undamaged on both shell halves).
Size: 70 mm / 7.0 cm (A beautiful cabinet-size specimen where the scale texture is fully developed and extremely aesthetically structured).
Origin: Indo-Pacific (Classic locales are the clean reef areas around the Philippines, Indonesia or the Solomon Islands).
Habitat: Tropical coral reefs (The mollusks live in shallow, well-lit water of lagoons or on outer reef slopes, where they anchor themselves to coral rock or in the sand using byssal threads).
SKU Oberdiek Tridacna squamosa 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 TranslateScientific name: Tridacna squamosa (known as the Scaly Giant Clam or Murder Clam).
Color: Exclusive orange (While the base shell is usually calcite white to yellowish, a solid, vibrant orange coloration throughout is among the rarest and most sought-after color variants of this species).
Feature: Complete shell (consisting of both interlocking, matching valves/halves in a so-called "Matched Pair").
Quality level: GEM (Absolute top condition. The extremely fragile, leaf-like mantle flutes ["Flutes"] typical for this species are fully intact and undamaged on both shell halves).
Size: 70 mm / 7.0 cm (A beautiful cabinet-size specimen where the scale texture is fully developed and extremely aesthetically structured).
Origin: Indo-Pacific (Classic locales are the clean reef areas around the Philippines, Indonesia or the Solomon Islands).
Habitat: Tropical coral reefs (The mollusks live in shallow, well-lit water of lagoons or on outer reef slopes, where they anchor themselves to coral rock or in the sand using byssal threads).
SKU Oberdiek Tridacna squamosa 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
Exotic scaly giant clam (Tridacna squamosa) – 70 mm complete shell in rarer
Scientific name
Tridacna squamosa
Number of objects
1
Country of origin
Philippines
CITES relevancy
Non-CITES species
Condition
Good condition
Year
1979
Weight
0 g
Height
7 cm
Width
0 mm
Depth
0 mm
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