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Leukoma histrionica (Broderip & Sowerby I, 1835)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 193 [as Prothaca (Leukoma) asperrima]
  • Coan & Valentich-Scott (2012) Bivalve Seashells of Tropical West America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Baja California to Northern Peru. - p. 775
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 178

Statistics

Frequencyrare - 11 localities (5.58 %)
Sediment7 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The literature gives a maximum of 56mm. Beach finds remain below 50mm.

Images

Length 35.9mm.

Length 35.9mm.

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