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Vasula speciosa (Valenciennes, 1832)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 549
  • Brusca (1980) Common intertidal marine invertebrates of the Gulf of California. 2nd edition. - p. 176
  • Skoglund (2002) Panamic province molluscan literature: additions and changes from 1971 through 2000. III Gastropoda. - p. 116
  • Battaglia & Bertoli Battaglia (2020) Seashells of Las Perlas / Conchiglie delle Isole delle Perle. - p. 42
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 108

Statistics

Frequencyvery common - 78 localities (39.59 %)
Sediment63 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The maximum length of 55mm as indicated by the literature is not reached by beach finds that remain below 50mm. Most specimens are externally worn out and covered with serpulids.

Images

Length 16.9mm.

Length 16.9mm.

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