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Harpa crenata Swainson, 1822

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 620
  • Brusca (1980) Common intertidal marine invertebrates of the Gulf of California. 2nd edition. - p. 182
  • Skoglund (2002) Panamic province molluscan literature: additions and changes from 1971 through 2000. III Gastropoda. - p. 145
  • Michel-Morfin et al. (2014) Moluscos bentónicos de fondos blandos de la plataforma continental del sur de Jalisco y Colima. - p. 30
  • Bertsch & Aguilar Rosas (2016) Invertebrados Marinos del Noroeste de México. Marine Invertebrates of Northwest Mexico. - p. 225
  • Battaglia & Bertoli Battaglia (2020) Seashells of Las Perlas / Conchiglie delle Isole delle Perle. - p. 77
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 80

Statistics

Frequencyoccasional - 19 localities (9.64 %)
Sediment42 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

A maximum length of 107mm is reported; beach specimens remain below 90mm. Generally not in a good condition (see first image here). In places sold (second image).

Images

Length 77mm.

Length 77mm.

Length 79.6mm.

Length 79.6mm.

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