Reference: N541
Xenophora pallidula with glass sponge attachments in glass vitrine.
This particular species sometimes can be found with some spectacular attachments, in this case a big size glass sponge among many other deep water shells.
This specimen was found in Punta Engano - Philippines in 1993 from the late Emmanuel G. de Suduiraut.
Dimensions: 32 cm x 23 cm x 15 cm
Weight: 2,8 Kg
Xenophora pallidula with glass sponge attachments in glass vitrine.
This particular species sometimes can be found with some spectacular attachments, in this case a big size glass sponge among many other deep water shells.
This specimen was found in Punta Engano - Philippines in 1993 from the late Emmanuel G. de Suduiraut.
Pair of Ovula ovum in white lacquered wood base.
A beautiful pure white pair of Ovula ovum dived in Punta Engaño - Philippines. This shell species is from centuries ago as special and many tribes use them as personal adornments.
A glass dome with a Pocillopora eydouxi coral from Solomon Islands, 4 Hippocampus from Mediterranean Sea, two sea stars from Philippines, and a cymathium mundumm from Madagascar.
All painted in gold, making a very decorative and distinctive piece.
This Elisella specimen in a red flame form is a rare species of gorgonian from Leptogorgia family, found in the coast of Broome, Northwestern Australia.
Gorgons, like corals, are animals living in the form of sessile colonial polyps, organized in a tree structure. The general structure, a skeleton both flexible and hard, called gorgonin does not grow towards the sun - it does not require light to develop -, but perpendicular to the current, to filter a maximum of water flow.
These are beautiful colored specimens!
Pentaceraster alveolatus is a genus of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae.
Know as Cushion Sea star, occurs in sandy-rocky intertidal regions and on reef platform at depths of 1 to 60 m.
Feeds on carrion and harmless for humans.
Dived from Jetafe - Bohol Isl. Philippines and mounted in a high gloss beige base.
Giant Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) is a giant species of sponge found in the Indo-Pacific coral reefs. It commonly occurs at depths ranging from over 10 meters to 120 meters and can grow up to a diameter of 1.8 meters. The sponge typically exhibits a brownish-red to brownish-gray coloration, with a hard or stony texture. Due to its impressive size and estimated lifespan of hundreds to possibly thousands of years, the giant barrel sponge has earned the nickname "redwood of the reef." It displays a variable form, often appearing as a large, firm, barrel-shaped structure with a cone-shaped cavity at the top called the osculum. These sponges make beautiful decorative pieces. The specimen in question originates from Luzon, Philippines.
Giant Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) is a giant species of sponge found in the Indo-Pacific coral reefs. It commonly occurs at depths ranging from over 10 meters to 120 meters and can grow up to a diameter of 1.8 meters. The sponge typically exhibits a brownish-red to brownish-gray coloration, with a hard or stony texture. Due to its impressive size and estimated lifespan of hundreds to possibly thousands of years, the giant barrel sponge has earned the nickname "redwood of the reef." It displays a variable form, often appearing as a large, firm, barrel-shaped structure with a cone-shaped cavity at the top called the osculum. These sponges make beautiful decorative pieces. The specimen in question originates from Luzon, Philippines.
Glass dome with three polished Nautilus:
- One of them sliced and 2 trochus salzeticus, plus one trochus niloticus.
Beautiful decor piece!
Three pairs of beautiful cutted and polished Nautilus pompilius in a new glass vitrine with dark grey lacquered wood base and a high tech led illumination system.
Unique decor piece, designed by One of a Kind.
This stunning Poraster Superbus sea star is elegantly displayed on an iron pedestal base, making it a captivating piece of decor.
The sea star itself is a true marvel of nature, boasting a vibrant color palette of deep blues, greens, and hints of purple. Its intricate arms gracefully extend from a central disc, showcasing the sea star's intricate patterns and delicate textures.
Busycon perversum is an edible species of very large predatory sea snail or whelk, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Busyconidae, the Busycon whelks.
This species has a left-handed or sinistral shell. It eats mostly bivalves.
Mounted in a handmade round brass base, make it a very desirable decor item, from Gulf of Mexico.
A curious and very asthetical piece, dyplayed in a small glass dome. Probably the Spondylus grew attached to the back of the Murex shell, From Philippines
Marine Life Glass vitrine with black lacquered wood base, displaying an Orange gorgonia from Philippines, a Stylopora pistillata coral from Solomon Islands, one Nautilus pompilius polished and one half cutted both from Philippines, and also a Coelopleura maillardi sea urchin from Philippines and a white Sea star from Florida, USA.
A One of a Kind piece!
Melo umbilicatus (Sowerby, 1826) in a black lacquered wood base.
Heavy Baler Sea - Melo umbilicatus, from Australia.
Great pattern and quality (F+/ F++) for a giant shell like this, nowadays it's very hard to get this size.
Marine Life Cabinet – white specimen on a black lacquered wood cabinet Victorian style.
Inside from left to right up from down :
Knobbed white sea urchin, from Philippines
Pocillopora meandrina coral, from Solomon Isl.
Xenophora pallidula, from Philippines
Two Fusinus colus, from Philippines
Two Cymatium muricinum, from Philippines
Two Homalocantha zamboi, from Philippines
Three Siratus alabaster, from Philippines
Clypeaster sp., from USA
Two Sand dollar urchin, from USA
Clypeaster sp., from USA
Seriatopora hystrix coral, from Solomon Isl.
Argonauta argo, from Indonesia
Ovula ovum, from Philippines
White Sea star, from USA
Carcharhinus obscurus vertebrae, from Madagascar
White Sea star, from USA
Marine life in an open vitrine with green lacquered wood, comprising six specimen of Biplex perca big size, from South China Sea and four Guildfordia triumphans also from South China Sea on two beautiful Orange Gorgonia from Philippines.
A One of a Kind handmade piece.
Fantastic deep water Sponge species. A deep water hard sponge, very peculiar resemble Turbinaria coral.
Mounted in a black lacquered wood base, from Tulear, Madagascar waters.
