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Sanguinolaria tellinoides Adams, 1850

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 244
  • Brusca (1980) Common intertidal marine invertebrates of the Gulf of California. 2nd edition. - p. 150
  • Coan & Valentich-Scott (2012) Bivalve Seashells of Tropical West America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Baja California to Northern Peru. - p. 693

Statistics

Frequencyrare - 10 localities (5.08 %)
Sediment13 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The literature indicates a maximum length of 75mm; beach specimens reach about 65mm. Valves mostly disarticulated.

Images

Length 46mm.

Length 46mm.

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