Seashell Spondylus imperialis | Spondylidae | Imperial Thorny Oyster | Natural History | Aesthetic | Extremely Rare Giant Shell

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Vintage from before 2000

Spondylus imperialis, Philippines, 126mm. F+++/Gem-. The Imperial Thorny Oyster lives on fine mud, the valves are not attached to hard objects or substrates like most other thorny oysters (as seen with Spondylus vesicolor and/or Spondylus echinatus zonalis), they attached little with the umbo ( the earliest shell life of the animal) especially when young but normally the shells just grows at the muddy bottoms which allows them to develop two beautiful valves instead of the usual one dorsal valves. The Spines are long and thin which helps this animal to stay afloat on top of the fine mud substrates. This Species is indeed a wonder of Nature and Choice Collector's Item.

An Extremely Rare Giant Specimen with its large and long spines in its full flaring glory. The Rarest and Most Sought After form of the Imperial Thorny Oyster (Good Full Flaring Spines in Aesthetic Harmony and its Giant Large Size! ) . Highly Selected for my own collection, a Highly Sought After Species and One of the Most Beautiful of the Thorny Oysters especially for this Specific form. High in Aesthetic Qualities with some ASMR Satisfaction. Choice Collector's Item. Displays well in a wooden cabinet.

These Beautiful seashells coming from The Philippines in the Western Pacific from the Far East ,exotic looking ,they are fascinating curios. Highly prized and Fascinated by collectors and the Non-collectors alike for centuries. These are highly selected shells, hand selected for my collection over the years .

The attractive color combo of White and Spike makes it very Beautiful and Aesthetic Pleasing in the shell world .A Wonderful addition to your Shell collection or as a Wonder of Nature inviting curiosity and conversations .

The Shell Grading is as follows :

GEM :
Shells are without any perceptible blemishes or bugs. The specimen is fully adult and in average size.

F+++ (Fine+++)
Shells have a very small flaw or blemish that is hard to find. Visually no deductions to GEM.

F++ (FINE++)
Shells have small perceptible flaws or a small blemish that does not harm the appearance of the specimen.

F + (FINE+)
Shells have noticeable flaws, growth lines or blemishes that are normal according to the species. These specimens are still excellent for a collection and are generally considerably cheaper than GEM specimens.

F (FINE) Shells with a (small) break, a growth line, scars, a malformation, or other flaw. Also very fresh specimens that are found dead (fresh dead) are often classified as FINE.

GOOD
Shells with breaks, growth lines, scars, blemishes

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