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Crepidula arenata (Broderip, 1834)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 460

Statistics

Frequencyoccasional - 16 localities (8.12 %)
Sediment57 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The maximum length of 50mm as reported by internet resources is far not reached by beach finds that remain below 30mm.

Images

Length 28.5mm.

Length 28.5mm.

Length 17mm.

Length 17mm.

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