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Mytella charruana (Orbigny, 1842)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 63 [as Mytella strigata]
  • Coan & Valentich-Scott (2012) Bivalve Seashells of Tropical West America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Baja California to Northern Peru. - p. 115
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres Martínez (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 216

Statistics

Frequencyrare - 10 localities (4.02 %)
Sediment9 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The literature gives a length of 80mm; beach finds from the Gulf are much smaller.

Images

Length 53mm.

Length 53mm.

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