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GEM! Conus ammiralis #28 52.9mm EXQUISITE BEAUTY from the Philippines

$ 16.52

Availability: 100 in stock
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  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Philippines
  • Conus ammiralis: EXQUISITE GEM BEAUTY from the Philippines

    Description

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    GEM! Conus ammiralis #28 52.9mm,
    Linnaeus 1758,
    EXQUISITE BEAUTY from the Philippines
    .  Collected by a diver in 10 feet of water in the sand, Nocnocan Island, Philippines, 2017. 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!
    .  Anyhow, as the photos show, this
    pastel-colored, dramatically patterned
    GEM
    with an intact spire, smooth body, and beautiful lip, is 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!
    GEM! Conus ammiralis #28 52.9mm,
    Linnaeus 1758,
    EXQUISITE BEAUTY from the Philippines
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