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Taxonomy > Spondylidae > Spondylus < Previous species - Next species > (within the family) Spondylus leucacanthus Broderip, 1833 Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 109 [as Spondylus princeps princeps] Coan & Valentich-Scott (2012) Bivalve Seashells of Tropical West America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Baja California to Northern Peru. - p. 308 Lodeiros et al. (2016) et al. Spondylids of Eastern Pacific Ocean. - p. 283 Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 204 Statistics Frequency rare - 7 localities (3.55 %) Sediment 90 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment) Size and comments The literature gives a length of more than 15cm; beach finds may reach around 10cm. Often sold by fishermen or in souvenir shops (as the depicted specimen). Images Length 60.2mm. Taxonomy > Spondylidae > Spondylus < Previous species - Next species > (within the family)