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Brahegatan 10
BOX 5038
114 37 Stockholm
All auctions / Ethnographic / ★ JUMBO SIZE ★ Ipsa childreni (Cypraea childreni) – 27 mm...
Product Description & Scientific Data Scientific name: Ipsa childreni (J. E. Gray, 1825) – formerly Cypraea childreni. Common name: Shrunken-head Cowry or Rib-headed Cowry (engl. Children's Cowry). Quality grade: GEM (absolutely flawless collector condition; glossy enamel-like surface, perfectly preserved ribbing without any wear, knife-sharp outer lip and undamaged ends). Size: 27 mm – large specimen! While standard pieces typically measure around 18–20 mm, this 27 mm cowry stands out as a true giant form (Jumbo / Big Size). Morphology: Unique within cowries: The shell is covered along the entire dorsum and base with fine, raised, transverse ribs (ridges) that end in the sharp teeth of the aperture. The coloration is typically warm golden-yellow to light brown. Family: Cypraeidae (cowries). Origin & Habitat Geographic origin: Indo-Pacific (the distribution is widespread and ranges from East Africa/Mauritius through the Philippines and Melanesia to Hawaii and Polynesia). Habitat: A cryptic-living species. It hides by day in deep, narrow crevices and caves of living coral reefs, usually at depths of 10 to over 30 meters. Since living animals are rarely found and most often only empty shells are recovered from reef rubble, flawless GEM pieces are very rare Sale and shipping via DHL only within the EU SKU - Oberdiek - Cypraea childreni Gray 100
Estimate:$168.78
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