BIG! Conus ammiralis sumbaensis #5 63.1mm GORGEOUS BEAUTY from Indonesia

Description: Get free shipping for your entire order when you buy 3 or more shells at the same time. BIG! Conus ammiralis sumbaensis #5 63.1mm, Linnaeus 1758, GORGEOUS BEAUTY from Indonesia. Found by a diver in 15 feet of water at Teluk Santong, Sumbawa, Indonesia, 2024. You know, Indonesia used to be so remote---an area of millions of small uninhabited islands spread over hundreds of thousands of miles of ocean---well, growing up, it just wasn't the kind of place that you thought would one day become a major producer of shells, but it has! In fact, recently, Indonesia has produced some of the most awesome and gorgeous shells of the world, shells like this one, and man am I glad about that! . And there is something about the Ammiralis cone that just grabs you... I remember the first ammiralis I found while walking along the beach on Kwajalein. Scott Johnson has some great pictures of live ones he has found and photographed in their habitat in the Kwajalein area on his website, (just Google Kwajalein, you should find it easy.) Anyhow, I had been walking along the beach just after a storm looking for old WW2 machine-gun rounds and such, when there, lying on the sand just in front of me was a still live ammiralis, so he was live collected even if he was a "beached" shell, ha! Only got one other ammiralis that way, a small gem, and today, fifty years later, they still are two of my favorite shells!. Oh, an interesting fact about these new Indonesian ammiralis---on the Philippine version of the ammiralis cone, the beige rings of the cone are composed almost entirely of tiny tent markings. Not so on the Indonesian ones; I was surprised to see that their beige bands are very sparsely speckled with the tinyest of tent makings, making quite a difference between the two. (a new sub-species? If you know, let me know!). And this gorgeous one---even with the almost smooth repair worked into its pattern, is a beautifully patterned, dark beauty with a pink-tipped spire and a beautiful lip---simply a fabulous shell that will look wonderful on your shelf!The perfect shell for a first-rate collection... As for normal disclaimers, we do the best we can with photos, but color is tricky, especially since cell phone cameras automatically lean towards flesh-tone coloring, (that's why so many of the photos of shells on eBay show up with more orange than is really there, the camera changes the color, and damm if I can figure out how to stop that from happening, but I try, honest!As for feedback, as your know, sellers live and die by the feedback you leaved, (please leave fives!) so if you have a problem, just let me know! After all, I'm retired, and all messages go directly to my phone, so unless I'm out shell collecting I will get back to you pronto-like!Shell collecting! Now there's a phrase that brings smiles to your eyes, doesn't it!Anyhow, if you have read this far, you have my apologies and best wishes from those of us at IslandShells323. And don't forget, Home is where your collection is! BIG! Conus ammiralis sumbaensis #5 63.1mm, Linnaeus 1758, GORGEOUS BEAUTY from Indonesia Buy 3 or more shells, get free shipping promotion---This promotion applies to any 3 shells bought at the same time, but unfortunately, this is a promotion we are doing, not eBay, so, we have to refund the shipping after you the buy 3 shells! If you have questions, we are here to answer them!Free shipping limitations---Please note, free shipping applies only to USA destinations.International sales---We use eBay's Global Shipping Program, eBay calculates the shipping and taxes, not us, and due to the pandemic, at this time eBay does not ship to everywhere, sorry. Please ask us if you have any questions.

Price: 24.97 USD

Location: Pearland, Texas

End Time: 2024-09-04T15:26:05.000Z

Shipping Cost: 3.95 USD