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Tripterotyphis fayae (Keen & Campbell, 1964)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 542
  • Radwin & D'Attilio (1976) Murex shells of the world. An illustrated guide to the Muricidae. - p. 202
  • Skoglund (2002) Panamic province molluscan literature: additions and changes from 1971 through 2000. III Gastropoda. - p. 112
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 112

Statistics

Frequencyrare - 6 localities (3.05 %)
Sediment50 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The literature gives a length of nearly 27mm; beach finds reach 20mm. Restricted to the SW Gulf.

Images

Length 15.8mm.

Length 15.8mm.

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