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Chione californiensis (Broderip, 1835)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 183
  • Brusca (1980) Common intertidal marine invertebrates of the Gulf of California. 2nd edition. - p. 146
  • Ortíz-Arellano & Flores-Campaña (2008) Catalogo descriptivo e ilustrado de los moluscos de la zona Intermareal de las islas de la bahía de Navachiste, Sinaloa, México. - p. 78
  • Coan & Valentich-Scott (2012) Bivalve Seashells of Tropical West America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Baja California to Northern Peru. - p. 756
  • Bertsch & Aguilar Rosas (2016) Invertebrados Marinos del Noroeste de México. Marine Invertebrates of Northwest Mexico. - p. 169
  • Berschauer & Clark (2018) Sea Shells of Southern California. Marine Shells of the Californian Province. - p. 116

Statistics

Frequencyvery common - 110 localities (54.82 %)
Sediment34 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

Maximal length 82mm according to the literature. Specimens generally remain below 70mm.

Images

Length 36.3mm.

Length 36.3mm.

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