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Larkinia grandis (Broderip & Sowerby I, 1829)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 46
  • Brusca (1980) Common intertidal marine invertebrates of the Gulf of California. 2nd edition. - p. 133
  • Ortíz-Arellano & Flores-Campaña (2008) Catalogo descriptivo e ilustrado de los moluscos de la zona Intermareal de las islas de la bahía de Navachiste, Sinaloa, México. - p. 65
  • Coan & Valentich-Scott (2012) Bivalve Seashells of Tropical West America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Baja California to Northern Peru. - p. 175
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 212

Statistics

Frequencyvery common - 94 localities (47.72 %)
Sediment26 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The literature indicates a length of 156mm; beach specimens remain below 140mm.

Images

Length 61.4mm.

Length 61.4mm.

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