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Coralliophila nux (Reeve, 1846)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 545
  • Skoglund (2002) Panamic province molluscan literature: additions and changes from 1971 through 2000. III Gastropoda. - p. 120

Statistics

Frequencyrare - 12 localities (6.09 %)
Sediment79 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

According to the literature the species reaches 36mm in length; beach finds remain below 25mm.

Images

Length 20mm.

Length 20mm.

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