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Arca pacifica (Sowerby I, 1833)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 38
  • Brusca (1980) Common intertidal marine invertebrates of the Gulf of California. 2nd edition. - p. 133
  • Huber (2010) Compendium of Bivalves. A Full-Color Guide to 3'300 of the World's Marine Bivalves. A Status on Bivalvia after 250 Years of Research. - p. 129
  • Coan & Valentich-Scott (2012) Bivalve Seashells of Tropical West America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Baja California to Northern Peru. - p. 162
  • Bertsch & Aguilar Rosas (2016) Invertebrados Marinos del Noroeste de México. Marine Invertebrates of Northwest Mexico. - p. 150
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 210

Statistics

Frequencyvery common - 159 localities (79.19 %)
Sediment37 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The literature reports a maximum length of 128mm what is nearly reached by beach specimens.

Images

Length 75.5mm.

Length 75.5mm.

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