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Polystira nobilis (Hinds, 1843)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 708
  • Skoglund (2002) Panamic province molluscan literature: additions and changes from 1971 through 2000. III Gastropoda. - p. 172

Statistics

Frequencyrare - 6 localities (3.05 %)
Sediment11 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The literature indicates a maximum length of nearly 120mm what is far not reached by beach finds. In places sold (as the illustrated specimen).

Images

Length 106mm.

Length 106mm.

Taxonomy > Turridae > Polystira


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