★ WORLD RECORD SIZE? ★ Deceptigemmula deshayesii (Gemmula) – 82 mm – GEM-quality (Hong Kong) Skeleton - Volutoconus grossi - 0 mm - 0 mm - 59 mm- Non-CITES species - (1)
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Specimen: Volutoconus grossi, 59 mm, GEM quality, from Swain Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, collected March 1988.
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Product description & Scientific data
Scientific name: Volutoconus grossi (Iredale, 1927).
Common name: Gross' volute (engl. Gross's Volute or McMichael's Volute).
Quality grade: GEM (Flawless collectible; the smooth shell surface, the rounded apex with the fine original-cast shell, and the characteristic aperture lip with four prominent spindle folds are perfectly preserved).
Size: 59 mm (5.9 cm) – Rare dwarf form! Since adult specimens of this kind are usually at least 60 mm, this 59 mm specimen is an excellent example of a small, superb specimen.
Color & pattern: The shell displays the classic salmon-to-red-brown base coloration with attractive white, tent-like blotches.
Special feature: As is typical for the family Volutidae, this species has no operculum (closing lid) in adulthood.
Family: Volutidae (volutes).
Origin & habitat
Geographic origin: Swain Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
Collection date: March 1988 (historic older collection). Exact collection data from well before the turn of the millennium significantly enhance the appeal and historical value of such a specimen.
Habitat: An endemic Australian deep-water species that lives benthically at depths of typically 35 to over 150 meters and is usually recovered by shrimp or deep-sea fishing ships using trawling.
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SKU - Oberdiek - Volutoconus grossi 100
TAGS: crab shell snails maritime nautical Nautilus sea water collection
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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 TranslateProduct description & Scientific data
Scientific name: Volutoconus grossi (Iredale, 1927).
Common name: Gross' volute (engl. Gross's Volute or McMichael's Volute).
Quality grade: GEM (Flawless collectible; the smooth shell surface, the rounded apex with the fine original-cast shell, and the characteristic aperture lip with four prominent spindle folds are perfectly preserved).
Size: 59 mm (5.9 cm) – Rare dwarf form! Since adult specimens of this kind are usually at least 60 mm, this 59 mm specimen is an excellent example of a small, superb specimen.
Color & pattern: The shell displays the classic salmon-to-red-brown base coloration with attractive white, tent-like blotches.
Special feature: As is typical for the family Volutidae, this species has no operculum (closing lid) in adulthood.
Family: Volutidae (volutes).
Origin & habitat
Geographic origin: Swain Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
Collection date: March 1988 (historic older collection). Exact collection data from well before the turn of the millennium significantly enhance the appeal and historical value of such a specimen.
Habitat: An endemic Australian deep-water species that lives benthically at depths of typically 35 to over 150 meters and is usually recovered by shrimp or deep-sea fishing ships using trawling.
Sale and shipping via DHL only within the EU
SKU - Oberdiek - Volutoconus grossi 100
TAGS: crab shell snails 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
★ WORLD RECORD SIZE? ★ Deceptigemmula deshayesii (Gemmula) – 82 mm – GEM-quality (Hong Kong)
Scientific name
Volutoconus grossi
Number of objects
1
Country of origin
Quensland
CITES relevancy
Non-CITES species
Condition
Good condition
Year
1988
Weight
0 g
Depth
59 mm
Height
0 mm
Width
0 mm
Authenticity
Original/official
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