STROMBUS GIGAS: QUEEN CONCH @ 237.3MM (9.33in) W/PERIOSTRACUM-SPECIMEN GRADE!

Description

Name:
Strombus "Lobatus" gigas
(Linnaeus, 1758).
Location:
Cat Island, Caribbean.
Grade:
Fine+.
Size:
237.3mm. (By Digital Caliper).
Notes:
FROM A OLD FLORIDA COLLECTION. HAS A SMALL LIP CHIP. NO MAJOR FLAWS. HAS PERIOSTRACUM. THIS IS NOT A TOURIST COMMERCIAL GRADE SHELL. THIS WAS ONE OF THE BEST GIGAS FROM THE JIM VUNKANNON COLLECTION OF FT LAUDERDALE, FL. IT WILL BE SHIPPED IN A USPS MEDIUM SIZE PRIORITY BOX. COMMERCIAL FOOD GRADE SHELLS ARE FOR TOURIST. THEY'RE BUSTED UP WITH A HOLE PUNCHED THROUGH SO TO CREATE A VACUUM TO PULL THE ANIMAL OUT BEFORE EPOXYING THE HOLE UP & PAINTING IT OVER. THIS IS AS NICE AND NATURAL AS THEY COME.
SHIPPED FAST BY USPS PRIORITY MAIL USA TO USA!
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