West Indian leafy murex Chicoreus brevifrons with documented provenance. White shell with fine reddish-brown striping, three frilly varices with delicate ruffled edges, and a long frilled siphonal canal. Comes with its original collection label: Mata Redonda, Margarita Island, Venezuela, collected 1997 by fishermen from village shell dumps. A genuine collector's piece with a story, not a souvenir-bin shell.
Specs:
- Species: *Chicoreus brevifrons* (West Indian leafy murex)
- Size: 85.67 mm
- Locality: Mata Redonda, Margarita Island, Venezuela
- Collected: 1997, by fishermen from village shell dumps
- Includes: original collection label
- Condition: [confirm fronds intact, no chips/cracks]
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