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Hysteroconcha lupanaria (Lesson, 1831)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 172
  • Brusca (1980) Common intertidal marine invertebrates of the Gulf of California. 2nd edition. - p. 146
  • 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. 403
  • Coan & Valentich-Scott (2012) Bivalve Seashells of Tropical West America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Baja California to Northern Peru. - p. 795
  • Bertsch & Aguilar Rosas (2016) Invertebrados Marinos del Noroeste de México. Marine Invertebrates of Northwest Mexico. - p. 171
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 184
  • Löser (2025) The genus Hysteroconcha Dall, 1902 (Bivalvia: Veneridae) in the Gulf of California based on beach observations. - p. 38

Statistics

Frequencycommon - 33 localities (16.75 %)
Sediment9 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

Around 100mm in length according to the literature (with spines); beach finds reach about 80mm (without spines).

Images

Length 37.9mm.

Length 37.9mm.

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