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Striostrea prismatica (Gray, 1825)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 84 [as Ostrea iridescens]
  • Coan & Valentich-Scott (2012) Bivalve Seashells of Tropical West America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Baja California to Northern Peru. - p. 243
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 190

Statistics

Frequencycommon - 34 localities (17.26 %)
Sediment31 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The maximum height of this species is 190mm; beach finds may reach 130mm.

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