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Chama venosa Reeve, 1847

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 149
  • Coan & Valentich-Scott (2012) Bivalve Seashells of Tropical West America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Baja California to Northern Peru. - p. 441
  • Cardoso et al. (2016) La familia Chamidae (Bivalvia: Venerida) en Perú, con la adición de cinco nuevos registros. - p. 21
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 168

Statistics

Frequencycommon - 33 localities (16.75 %)
Sediment58 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The literature indicates a maximum height of 57mm; beach finds remain much smaller.

Images

Height 24.3mm.

Height 24.3mm.

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