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THE STORY
Melo amphora, common name the Diadem volute, is a very large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae
The maximum shell length of this species is up to 500 mm, usually around 300 mm.
This large shell has a bulbous or nearly oval outline. Its columella has three easily distinguishable oblique folds. The aperture is wide and near as long as the shell itself, and there is no operculum. It has a very large, inflated and posteriorly expanded body whorl. One of its most striking characteristics is the shoulder with prominent and curved hollow spines. These spines tend to become obsolete in later stages of growth.[1] The spire is usually very short.
The color of the Melo amphora shell is said to be highly variable. It is commonly mainly coloured brown, white, or pale orange. It usually presents spiral darker brown banding. The interior is glazed, and is commonly coloured cream or pinky orange.
This large sea snail is known to live in littoral and shallow sublittoral zones. It usually dwells in muddy bottoms at a maximum depth of nearly 10 m.

A P P R O X I M A T E  D I M E N S I O N S - including stand
Height: 41 cm
Width: 14 cm 
Length: 9 cm

> The weight mentioned is including packing material. 

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It's a natural product, small cracks or flaws can happen. Please refer to the pictures.

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2023

Melo amphora shell on a custom stand - Sea shell - Melo Amphora

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Paleogene, Eocene (56 - 33.9 million years)

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