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Leporimetis cognata (Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1902)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 234
  • Coan & Valentich-Scott (2012) Bivalve Seashells of Tropical West America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Baja California to Northern Peru. - p. 615

Statistics

Frequencycommon - 43 localities (21.83 %)
Sediment19 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The maximum length of 80mm as indicated by the literature is not reached; beach finds remain below 70mm. Valves generally disarticulated.

Images

Length 38.5mm.

Length 38.5mm.

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