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Modiolus capax (Conrad, 1837)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 72
  • Brusca (1980) Common intertidal marine invertebrates of the Gulf of California. 2nd edition. - p. 136
  • 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. 122
  • Coan & Valentich-Scott (2012) Bivalve Seashells of Tropical West America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Baja California to Northern Peru. - p. 146
  • Bertsch & Aguilar Rosas (2016) Invertebrados Marinos del Noroeste de México. Marine Invertebrates of Northwest Mexico. - p. 149

Statistics

Frequencyvery common - 143 localities (72.08 %)
Sediment41 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

A maximum length of 188mm is indicated by the literature what is nearly reached by beach finds.

Images

Length 52.7mm.

Length 52.7mm.

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