Chicoreus brevifrons – 85 mm – GEM quality with operculum...

Product description & Scientific data Scientific name: Chicoreus brevifrons (Lamarck, 1822). Trivial name: Short-spined spiny murex snail (English: West Indian Murex). Quality level: GEM (Flawless shell with no imperfections; all typical fronds and spines are perfectly preserved, the aperture lip as well as the delicate tip are undamaged). Special feature: With original operculum (closing lid). Spiny snails have a horn-like operculum. Since it is usually lost after the animal's death, a pristine specimen with lid is far more valuable for serious collectors. Size: 85 mm (8.5 cm). This is an excellent, stately size. The species averages 60–90 mm; larger specimens over 100 mm are considered “monsters” and are extremely rare. An 85 mm piece in GEM condition is a real eye-catcher for the display cabinet. Family: Muricidae (spiny snails). Origin & Habitat Geographic origin: West Atlantic and Caribbean (common collecting sites span the Antilles, Grenada, Puerto Rico down to Brazil). Habitat: A predatory marine snail species that lives in shallow waters, often near coral reefs, rocks, or muddy mangrove areas, where it preys on other mollusks. Sale and shipping via DHL only within the EU SKU - Oberdiek - Chicoreus brevifrons m.O. 100

Estimate:£126.4

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