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Caviturritella leucostoma (Valenciennes, 1842)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 392
  • Brusca (1980) Common intertidal marine invertebrates of the Gulf of California. 2nd edition. - p. 161
  • Skoglund (2002) Panamic province molluscan literature: additions and changes from 1971 through 2000. III Gastropoda. - p. 49
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 24
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 24 [as Turritella anactor]

Statistics

Frequencyvery common - 70 localities (34.52 %)
Sediment15 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The indicated maximum length of 127mm is exceeded by beach finds.

Images

Length 77.3mm.

Length 77.3mm.

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