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Oxymeris strigata (Sowerby I, 1825)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 684
  • Brusca (1980) Common intertidal marine invertebrates of the Gulf of California. 2nd edition. - p. 184
  • Terryn (2007) A collectors guide to Recent Terebridae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda). - p. 6
  • Bertsch & Aguilar Rosas (2016) Invertebrados Marinos del Noroeste de México. Marine Invertebrates of Northwest Mexico. - p. 240
  • Battaglia & Bertoli Battaglia (2020) Seashells of Las Perlas / Conchiglie delle Isole delle Perle. - p. 90
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 98
  • Lorenz & Terryn (2024) Auger Shells - Handbook to the Gastropod Family Terebridae. - p. 36

Statistics

Frequencyoccasional - 25 localities (12.69 %)
Sediment55 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

Far more than 150mm in length according to the literature and internet resources. Beach finds remain below 125mm.

Images

Length 75.1mm.

Length 75.1mm.

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