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Uvanilla unguis (Wood, 1828)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 356
  • 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. 20
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 124 [as Uvanilla babelis]

Statistics

Frequencycommon - 47 localities (23.86 %)
Sediment80 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The literature gives a maximum diameter of 63mm; beach finds are generally below 50mm.

Images

Larger diameter 43.9mm.

Larger diameter 43.9mm.

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