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Rhinoclavis gemmata (Hinds, 1844)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 506
  • Skoglund (2002) Panamic province molluscan literature: additions and changes from 1971 through 2000. III Gastropoda. - p. 52
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 20 [as Cerithium gemmatum]

Statistics

Frequencyrare - 12 localities (6.09 %)
Sediment58 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The literature indicates a maximum length of 45mm; beach finds from the Gulf reach 30mm.

Images

Length 20.4mm.

Length 20.4mm.

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