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Psammotreta pura (Gould, 1853)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 231
  • Coan & Valentich-Scott (2012) Bivalve Seashells of Tropical West America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Baja California to Northern Peru. - p. 614
  • Huber (2015) Compendium of Bivalves 2. A Full-Color Guide to the Remaining Seven Families. A Systematic Listing of 8'500 Bivalve Species and 10'500 Synonyms. - p. 279

Statistics

Frequencyoccasional - 17 localities (8.63 %)
Sediment10 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The literature indicates a length of 62.5mm what is nearly reached by beach finds.

Images

Length 30.5mm.

Length 30.5mm.

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