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Chionopsis gnidia (Broderip & Sowerby I, 1829)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 188
  • Coan & Valentich-Scott (2012) Bivalve Seashells of Tropical West America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Baja California to Northern Peru. - p. 764

Statistics

Frequencyvery common - 73 localities (36.55 %)
Sediment17 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The maximum length of 120mm is not reached by beach finds which remain below 100mm.

Images

Length 61.5mm.

Length 61.5mm.

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