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Vitta luteofasciata (Miller, 1879)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 360
  • Brusca (1980) Common intertidal marine invertebrates of the Gulf of California. 2nd edition. - p. 158
  • Skoglund (2002) Panamic province molluscan literature: additions and changes from 1971 through 2000. III Gastropoda. - p. 22
  • Ortíz-Arellano & Flores-Campaña (2008) Catalogo descriptivo e ilustrado de los moluscos de la zona Intermareal de las islas de la bahía de Navachiste, Sinaloa, México. - p. 96
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 126

Statistics

Frequencycommon - 38 localities (18.27 %)
Sediment18 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The literature indicates a maximum diameter of nearly 20mm; beach finds remain below 15mm.

Images

Larger diameter 8.8mm.

Larger diameter 8.8mm.

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