Description: About this shell: Conus (Conus) Marmoreus - "Marbled Cone"- RARE RED FORM $50 Name: Conus (Conus) MarmoreusAuthor: Linnaeus, 1758Common Name: Marbled ConeSize: 24.78 mmLocality: Prony Bay, New CaledoniaOrigin: Traded with J. Whitcher (Western Australia) - May 1978. Collected live at 60 feet in sand - Jan -1978. Red form - very rare.Beautiful pattern and coloring. Perfect spire, aperture and base. Good lip. No defects on the whirl. Very nice rarity for anyone's collection. This is part of our late father's large collection of seashells he obtained while stationed on Okinawa, Japan in 1974-1978. He was an avid scuba diver and seashell collector. My sister and I were his diving buddies. Each with a Hawaiian backpack that he made for all of us, we would wear double 72s so that we could go down deep, usually 100-140 feet. The long decompression times were spent looking in every nook and cranny of the coral wall at various depths. His interests in shells grew from more than the Indo-Pacific species when he engaged in trading his shells with some of the prominent collectors around the world. Ted's shells have been thoughtfully stored for the past 50 years and are in excellent condition. My sister and I are listing shells after researching them for quality and uniqueness. We are not conchologists and are giving our opinion in the condition and quality of the shell when compared to other listings. As many images at various angles are provided to help you decide. Please contact me if you have questions about the shell. This shell would be a nice addition to any collection.Thanks for looking.
Price: 50 USD
Location: Blaine
End Time: 2024-08-21T01:09:29.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Country/Region of Manufacture: New Caledonia
