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Calyptraea conica Broderip, 1834

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 456
  • Skoglund (2002) Panamic province molluscan literature: additions and changes from 1971 through 2000. III Gastropoda. - p. 71
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 34
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 34 [as Calyptraea lichen]

Statistics

Frequencyoccasional - 16 localities (8.12 %)
Sediment16 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The literature indicates a maximum diameter of 31mm that is far exceeded by beach finds.

Images

Larger diameter 26mm.

Larger diameter 26mm.

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