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Mexacanthina lugubris (Sowerby I, 1822)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 552
  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 552 [as Acanthina tyrianthina]
  • Brusca (1980) Common intertidal marine invertebrates of the Gulf of California. 2nd edition. - p. 176 [as Acanthina tyrianthina]
  • Bertsch & Aguilar Rosas (2016) Invertebrados Marinos del Noroeste de México. Marine Invertebrates of Northwest Mexico. - p. 216
  • Berschauer & Clark (2018) Sea Shells of Southern California. Marine Shells of the Californian Province. - p. 90
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 106
  • Houart (2024) Living Muricidae of the World: Ocenebrinae. - p. 45

Statistics

Frequencycommon - 38 localities (18.78 %)
Sediment31 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

Internet resources mention a maximum length of 54mm; beach finds generally remain below 30mm.

Images

Length 29.1mm.

Length 29.1mm.

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