NASSARIIDAE / Tritia pygmaea
 


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Tritia pygmae (Lamarck, 1822) 

Collected from fishermen Octopus baited
traps set between 50 to 60 meters depth on
muddy gravel bottom; Off Ponta da Piedade,
Lagos, Algarve, Portugal; June 2011

ID 7352: 11 mm, F+++ / GEM

LARGE, FAT & EXCEPTIONAL specimen
with the best color and sculpture - A CHOICE ITEM

3.50