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Hyotissa quercinus (Sowerby II, 1871)

  • Coan & Valentich-Scott (2012) Bivalve Seashells of Tropical West America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Baja California to Northern Peru. - p. 249
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 192 [as Hyotyssa quercina]

Statistics

Frequencycommon - 34 localities (17.26 %)
Sediment55 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The height of 89mm as indicated by the literature is not reached by beach finds that remain below 60mm.

Images

Length 41.3mm.

Length 41.3mm.

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