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Cerithium maculosum Kiener, 1841

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 409
  • Brusca (1980) Common intertidal marine invertebrates of the Gulf of California. 2nd edition. - p. 164
  • Skoglund (2002) Panamic province molluscan literature: additions and changes from 1971 through 2000. III Gastropoda. - p. 51
  • Bertsch & Aguilar Rosas (2016) Invertebrados Marinos del Noroeste de México. Marine Invertebrates of Northwest Mexico. - p. 191
  • Battaglia & Bertoli Battaglia (2020) Seashells of Las Perlas / Conchiglie delle Isole delle Perle. - p. 11
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 20
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 20 [as Cerithium adustum]

Statistics

Frequencyvery common - 115 localities (56.85 %)
Sediment59 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

A maximum length of 55mm is reported for this species; this length is reached by beach finds.

Images

Length 44.6mm.

Length 44.6mm.

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