Even more frustrating for him was that this Rumphius 'slit shell died unexpectedly when scared by a firecracker that was lit during the combined elections later that year. It had lived in captivity for 265 days, not far short of the record of one year set by a team of Japanese specialists.
更令張議顯扼腕的是，這一顆龍宮貝竟然在當年底「三合一」選舉時，受到鞭炮噪音過度驚嚇而死亡，總計存活了 265 天，離日本專業團隊存活一年的飼養紀錄已相去不遠。