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Casmaria erinaceus (Linnaeus, 1758)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 501 [as Casmaria vibexmexicana]
  • Skoglund (2002) Panamic province molluscan literature: additions and changes from 1971 through 2000. III Gastropoda. - p. 93 [as Casmaria erinacea vibexmexicana]
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 50 [as Casmaria erinaceus vibexmexicana]

Statistics

Frequencyrare - 10 localities (5.08 %)
Sediment50 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The maximum length of 79mm as indicated by Internet resources is not reached by beach finds that remain below 55mm. The second image shows a juvenile specimen.

Images

Length 43.4mm.

Length 43.4mm.

Length 42.3mm.

Length 42.3mm.

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