Small Neptune Shell with Documentation & Operculum - Neptunea kuroshio
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Bring the mystique of the Pacific depths into your space with this Small Neptune Shell, complete with its original operculum. Collected in 1958 during an inshore trawl off Shizuoka, east of Japan, this natural beauty adds vintage coastal charm to any shell collection or decorative display.
Scientific Name: Neptunea kuroshio
Dimensions:
- Length: 2.5" to 3.5"
Attributes:
- Includes original operculum
- Pale cream to warm tan coloration with brownish mottling
- Includes original documentation
- Beautiful spiraled whorls and flared aperture
- From a 1958 trawl collection off the coast of Japan
These shells are meant to be display shells. While they are in good condition, these are not professionally graded. The shell may show evidence of life in the ocean—please refer to photos for reference.