A beautiful rose-branch murex (Chicoreus palmarosae) with documented Japanese provenance. Golden-brown shell with bold dark striping, frilled varices edged in soft pink, and a long frilled siphonal canal. Comes with its original collection label: Nada, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan — taken in lobster nets on rocky bottom at 30–50 fathoms. A true collector's specimen with data, not a generic import.
Specs:
- Species:Chicoreus palmarosae (rose-branch murex; label reads (Murex palmarosae)
- Size: 92.61 mm
- Locality: Nada, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
- Depth/method: 30–50 fathoms, lobster nets, rocky bottom
- Includes: original collection label
- condition:collection grade
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