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Tucetona multicostata (Sowerby I, 1833)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 116
  • Huber (2010) Compendium of Bivalves. A Full-Color Guide to 3'300 of the World's Marine Bivalves. A Status on Bivalvia after 250 Years of Research. - p. 154
  • Coan & Valentich-Scott (2012) Bivalve Seashells of Tropical West America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Baja California to Northern Peru. - p. 197

Statistics

Frequencyvery common - 82 localities (41.62 %)
Sediment50 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The literature indicates a maximum length of 49mm that is reached by beach finds. Valves nearly always separated from each other.

Images

Length 33.9mm.

Length 33.9mm.

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