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Rhinocoryne humboldti (Valenciennes, 1832)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 420
  • Skoglund (2002) Panamic province molluscan literature: additions and changes from 1971 through 2000. III Gastropoda. - p. 55
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 18

Statistics

Frequencyrare - 9 localities (4.57 %)
Sediment15 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The literature gives a maximum length of 42mm; beach finds are with 20mm much smaller. A fragile shell that is mostly worn out.

Images

Length 20.7mm.

Length 20.7mm.

Taxonomy > Batillariidae > Rhinocoryne


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