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Zemysina orbella (Gould, 1851)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 128 [as Diplodonta suprema]
  • Coan & Valentich-Scott (2012) Bivalve Seashells of Tropical West America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Baja California to Northern Peru. - p. 738

Statistics

Frequencycommon - 34 localities (16.75 %)
Sediment57 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The maximum length is 37mm according to the literature but beach finds remain below 25mm.

Images

Length 20.7mm.

Length 20.7mm.

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