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Chama echinata Broderip, 1835

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 147
  • 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. 282
  • Coan & Valentich-Scott (2012) Bivalve Seashells of Tropical West America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Baja California to Northern Peru. - p. 435
  • Cardoso et al. (2016) La familia Chamidae (Bivalvia: Venerida) en Perú, con la adición de cinco nuevos registros. - p. 17
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 164

Statistics

Frequencycommon - 52 localities (26.4 %)
Sediment80 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The literature indicates a maximum diameter of 38mm; beach finds remain smaller.

Images

Height 23.3mm.

Height 23.3mm.

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