Description: Name: Cypraea annulus "scutellum" (Schilder & Schilder, 1937). Location: Cortes, Surigao, Philippines. Grade: F+-G. Size: 29.41mm. (By Digital Caliper). Notes: FROM MY LAST SURIGAO TRIP. THIS FORM IS RARELY OFFERED, OR ENCOUNTERED. THE SHELL EXHIBITS A BLUISH TINGED DORSUM. ALSO THE SHELL'S PERIMETER IS CREAM COLORED & THICKLY CALLOUSED. WHEN FOUND THE SHELL'S DORSUM IS BLISTERED WITH NACRE BUBBLE IMPERFECTIONS FROM RUNOFFS & POLLUTION. LOCATIONS ARE EXTREMELY SPOTTY. IN +25yrs I MAY HAVE BROUGHT BACK ONLY A FEW DOZEN WORTH BRINGING BACK. LOOK AROUND, I'M THE ONLY ONE OFFERING THIS COLOR VARIATION/FORM. AND THE CHARACTERISTIC "SPARSE" GOLDEN RING AROUND THE SHELL IS EITHER MOSTLY GONE AND/OR SPOTTY & THIN. ONE OF THE HARDEST DISTINCTIVE FORMS TO LOCATE. LOOK AROUND, I'M PROBABLY ONE OF THE FEW THAT KNOWS HOW TO LOCATE THE VILLAGE THEY'RE AT. SEEMS TO NEED A SEMI-FRESH WATER INTRUSION TO CREATE THE SLIGHT ALTERCATIONS IN IT'S APPEARANCE (SEEMS THE FRESH WATER INDUCED SPONGES IN THE AREA IS THE CAUSE ON SOME SLIGHT TO MAJOR NACRE "BUBBLING" ON ALL SPECIMENS . SHIPPED FAST BY USPS PRIORITY MAIL USA TO USA! Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. All specimen seashells come with data. Shipping is by USPS PRIORITY to USA addresses only with confirmation#. If you want to combine items to save on postage please let me know before i invoice you. You can put your items in the SHOPPING CART and hit the "Request Invoice" button on the top so i can send you an invoice with one combined shipping charge. All "Buy-It-Now"& auction wins due within 48hrs of receipt of invoice. GOOD LUCK! (ORDERS TOTALING OVER $100 WILL BE GIVEN FREE POSTAGE & A FREE SHELL/JUST PUT ITEMS INTO THE SHOPPING CART & REQUEST THE INVOICE TOTAL)!As stated in the description i only ship to the Continental United States & outer US territories like Guam. Ebay has helped me set-up combined shipping. if you order one or multiple items just put everything into the SHOPPING CART on the upper right. You can now just pay 1 low combined postal rate that is way lower than the current USPS Priority mail rate. The shipping amount will automatically appear on the invoice. If the parcel is much heavier than a pound then i'll figure it out for you. Of course if you order over $100 i'll manually refund your full shipping back.
Price: 5.99 USD
Location: Kapolei, Hawaii
End Time: 2024-09-30T21:02:46.000Z
Shipping Cost: 8.5 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
