Top collectible piece: Cymbiola rutila ruckeri – 90 mm –...

Product Description & Scientific Data Scientific name: Cymbiola rutila ruckeri (Crosse, 1867) – often mistakenly synonymized with C. rutila norrisii. Common name: Rucker's Blood-red Volute (English: Rucker's Blood-red Volute). Quality grade: GEM (absolutely flawless condition; the highly glossy shell surface, the aperture lip, and the sharp apex show no chips, cracks, or growth defects). Size: 90 mm (9.0 cm). A very impressive and perfectly proportioned adult size. Morphology: This subspecies is characterized by an extremely attractive color pattern. On a cream to pale pink background lies a dense, high-contrast pattern of red-brown to deep blood-red zigzag lines and spots. The spire shows the characteristic, bold volute folds. Family: Volutidae (volutes). Origin & Habitat Geographic origin: Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea (Central Indo-Pacific / Melanesia). Habitat: A strictly marine predatory snail species. It lives on sandy and coral rubble bottoms in shallow waters as well as in deeper reef areas (usually at depths of 3 to 25 meters), where it is often collected by local divers. Sale and shipping via DHL only within the EU SKU - Oberdiek - Cymbiola rutila norrisii f. ruckeri 100

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