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Olivella dama (Wood, 1818)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 628
  • Brusca (1980) Common intertidal marine invertebrates of the Gulf of California. 2nd edition. - p. 182
  • Skoglund (2002) Panamic province molluscan literature: additions and changes from 1971 through 2000. III Gastropoda. - p. 149
  • Sterba (2004) Olividae - A collectors Guide - p. 122
  • Bertsch & Aguilar Rosas (2016) Invertebrados Marinos del Noroeste de México. Marine Invertebrates of Northwest Mexico. - p. 230
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 100

Statistics

Frequencyvery common - 104 localities (52.28 %)
Sediment54 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The length according to the literature of 28mm is not reached by beach finds that remain below 25mm.

Images

Length 18.1mm.

Length 18.1mm.

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