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Hipponix grayanus Menke, 1853

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 453
  • Skoglund (2002) Panamic province molluscan literature: additions and changes from 1971 through 2000. III Gastropoda. - p. 70
  • Battaglia & Bertoli Battaglia (2020) Seashells of Las Perlas / Conchiglie delle Isole delle Perle. - p. 97 [as Siphonaria maura]
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 56

Statistics

Frequencycommon - 35 localities (17.77 %)
Sediment42 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The literature indicates a maximum diametre of 16mm that is clearly exceeded by beach finds.

Images

Larger diameter 14.5mm.

Larger diameter 14.5mm.

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