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Petricola insignis (Deshayes, 1854)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 197 [as Petricola lucasana]
  • Coan & Valentich-Scott (2012) Bivalve Seashells of Tropical West America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Baja California to Northern Peru. - p. 848

Statistics

Frequencyoccasional - 26 localities (13.2 %)
Sediment48 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The literature indicates a maximum length of 44mm; beach finds reach 38mm.

Images

Length 24.1mm.

Length 24.1mm.

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