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Hyotissa hyotis (Linnaeus, 1758)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 84
  • Coan & Valentich-Scott (2012) Bivalve Seashells of Tropical West America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Baja California to Northern Peru. - p. 248
  • Bertsch & Aguilar Rosas (2016) Invertebrados Marinos del Noroeste de México. Marine Invertebrates of Northwest Mexico. - p. 156
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 192

Statistics

Frequencyoccasional - 14 localities (7.11 %)
Sediment48 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The maximum size of 230mm is far not reached by beach finds.

Images

Length 114.2mm.

Length 114.2mm.

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