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Dosinia ponderosa (Gray, 1838)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 178
  • 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. 86
  • Coan & Valentich-Scott (2012) Bivalve Seashells of Tropical West America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Baja California to Northern Peru. - p. 825
  • Bertsch & Aguilar Rosas (2016) Invertebrados Marinos del Noroeste de México. Marine Invertebrates of Northwest Mexico. - p. 170

Statistics

Frequencyvery common - 105 localities (52.79 %)
Sediment21 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The literature indicates a maximum length of 147mm; beach finds reach 135mm.

Images

Length 91mm.

Length 91mm.

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