Unique Spondylus Americanus - 147 mm - Salmon color - 150' deep on Gulf Oil Rig

Description

I do not ship internationally. However, I do provide free shipping to a valid secondary (relative/intermediary) address that is within the United States.
I do not grade shells, but I believe this is as near to gem as possible. The flash makes it difficult, but the photos speak for themselves.
I always hand selected from what was available at the time.
Stand included
South of Texas/ Louisiana line in Gulf of Mexico
Salmon colored
Species:
S. americanus
Spondylus americanus
Hermann, 1781
Synonyms
Spondylus albus
Schreibers, 1793
Spondylus arachnoides
Lamarck, 1819
Spondylus avicularis
Lamarck, 1819
Spondylus cuneus
Reeve, 1856
Spondylus dominicensis
Röding, 1798
Spondylus echinatus
d'Orbigny in Sagra, 1853
Spondylus foliabrassicae
d'Orbigny, 1853
Spondylus longispina
Lamarck, 1819
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