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Crucibulum spinosum (Sowerby I, 1824)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 463
  • Brusca (1980) Common intertidal marine invertebrates of the Gulf of California. 2nd edition. - p. 168
  • Skoglund (2002) Panamic province molluscan literature: additions and changes from 1971 through 2000. III Gastropoda. - p. 74
  • Paredes & Cardoso (2007) La familia Calyptraeidae en Perú (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda). - p. 182
  • Ortíz-Arellano & Flores-Campaña (2008) Catalogo descriptivo e ilustrado de los moluscos de la zona Intermareal de las islas de la bahía de Navachiste, Sinaloa, México. - p. 113
  • Berschauer & Clark (2018) Sea Shells of Southern California. Marine Shells of the Californian Province. - p. 56
  • Collin (2019) Calyptraeidae from the northeast Pacific (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda). - p. 127
  • Battaglia & Bertoli Battaglia (2020) Seashells of Las Perlas / Conchiglie delle Isole delle Perle. - p. 15
  • Battaglia & Bertoli Battaglia (2020) Seashells of Las Perlas / Conchiglie delle Isole delle Perle. - p. 16 [as Crucibulum sp.]
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 32 [as Crucibulum personatum]
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 30
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 32 [as Crucibulum lignarium]

Statistics

Frequencyvery common - 186 localities (93.91 %)
Sediment31 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The literature and internet resources report a maximum diameter of 70mm. Beach specimens may reach a diameter of 55mm.

Images

Larger diameter 36.6mm.

Larger diameter 36.6mm.

Larger diameter 37.2mm.

Larger diameter 37.2mm.

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