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Tegula rugosa (Adams, 1853)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 337
  • Brusca (1980) Common intertidal marine invertebrates of the Gulf of California. 2nd edition. - p. 157
  • Skoglund (2002) Panamic province molluscan literature: additions and changes from 1971 through 2000. III Gastropoda. - p. 17
  • Bertsch & Aguilar Rosas (2016) Invertebrados Marinos del Noroeste de México. Marine Invertebrates of Northwest Mexico. - p. 187
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 122

Statistics

Frequencyvery common - 64 localities (31.47 %)
Sediment54 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

According to internet resources the species reaches a maximum diameter of 50mm; beach finds are below 35mm.

Images

Larger diameter 20.5mm.

Larger diameter 20.5mm.

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