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Carditamera affinis (Sowerby I, 1833)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 108, fig. 237
  • González & Giribet (2012) A New Cryptic Species of Carditid Bivalve from the Gulf of California (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Archiheterodonta, Carditidae). - p. 236
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 172

Statistics

Frequencyvery common - 121 localities (61.42 %)
Sediment39 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

Since the species was long-time lumped with C. bajaensis, a maximum length is unknown. Beach finds remain below 80mm in length.

Images

Length 59.1mm.

Length 59.1mm.

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