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Ostrea conchaphila Carpenter, 1857

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 82
  • Brusca (1980) Common intertidal marine invertebrates of the Gulf of California. 2nd edition. - p. 139
  • Coan & Valentich-Scott (2012) Bivalve Seashells of Tropical West America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Baja California to Northern Peru. - p. 236

Statistics

Frequencycommon - 32 localities (16.24 %)
Sediment35 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The shells reaches a maximum dimension of 80mm according to the literature. Beach finds may reach 65mm.

Images

Maximum dimension 43.7mm.

Maximum dimension 43.7mm.

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