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Axinactis delessertii (Reeve, 1843)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 55
  • 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. 156
  • Coan & Valentich-Scott (2012) Bivalve Seashells of Tropical West America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Baja California to Northern Peru. - p. 189

Statistics

Frequencyoccasional - 17 localities (8.63 %)
Sediment50 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The literature reports a maxmimum length of 53mm; beach finds reach 40mm. Restricted to the SW Gulf.

Images

Length 24.2mm.

Length 24.2mm.

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