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Hexaplex princeps (Broderip, 1833)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 523
  • Brusca (1980) Common intertidal marine invertebrates of the Gulf of California. 2nd edition. - p. 174
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 110

Statistics

Frequencycommon - 33 localities (16.75 %)
Sediment73 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

Up to 140mm in length according to the literature; beach specimens remain below 100mm.

Images

Length 84.4mm.

Length 84.4mm.

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