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Donax gracilis Hanley, 1845

  • Huber (2010) Compendium of Bivalves. A Full-Color Guide to 3'300 of the World's Marine Bivalves. A Status on Bivalvia after 250 Years of Research. - p. 317
  • Coan & Valentich-Scott (2012) Bivalve Seashells of Tropical West America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Baja California to Northern Peru. - p. 675
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 162

Statistics

Frequencycommon - 35 localities (17.77 %)
Sediment10 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The maximum length of 30mm is not reached by beach finds that remain below 27mm.

Images

Length 21.1mm.

Length 21.1mm.

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