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Donax caelatus Carpenter, 1857

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 239 [as Donax punctatostriatus]
  • 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. 314
  • Coan & Valentich-Scott (2012) Bivalve Seashells of Tropical West America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Baja California to Northern Peru. - p. 666

Statistics

Frequencyrare - 6 localities (3.05 %)
Sediment23 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The literature indicates a length of 49mm what is nearly reached by beach finds.

Images

Length 28.2mm.

Length 28.2mm.

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