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Taxonomy > Modiolidae > Modiolus < Previous species - Next species > (within the family) Modiolus americanus (Leach, 1815) Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 72 [as Modiolus pseudotulipus] Huber (2010) Compendium of Bivalves. A Full-Color Guide to 3'300 of the World's Marine Bivalves. A Status on Bivalvia after 250 Years of Research. - p. 122 Coan & Valentich-Scott (2012) Bivalve Seashells of Tropical West America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Baja California to Northern Peru. - p. 144 Statistics Frequency rare - 6 localities (3.05 %) Sediment 7 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment) Size and comments The literature indicates a maximum length of 110mm; beach finds from the Gulf remain below 60mm. Images Length 56.1mm. Taxonomy > Modiolidae > Modiolus < Previous species - Next species > (within the family)