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Neorapana tuberculata (Sowerby I, 1835)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 556
  • Brusca (1980) Common intertidal marine invertebrates of the Gulf of California. 2nd edition. - p. 176
  • Bertsch & Aguilar Rosas (2016) Invertebrados Marinos del Noroeste de México. Marine Invertebrates of Northwest Mexico. - p. 215
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 108

Statistics

Frequencyvery common - 114 localities (56.85 %)
Sediment52 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The literature and internet resources report a maximum length of 114mm; beach samples may reach 80mm.

Images

Length 47.2mm.

Length 47.2mm.

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