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Turbo fluctuosus Wood, 1828

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 352
  • Brusca (1980) Common intertidal marine invertebrates of the Gulf of California. 2nd edition. - p. 157
  • Skoglund (2002) Panamic province molluscan literature: additions and changes from 1971 through 2000. III Gastropoda. - p. 19
  • Bertsch & Aguilar Rosas (2016) Invertebrados Marinos del Noroeste de México. Marine Invertebrates of Northwest Mexico. - p. 185
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 124

Statistics

Frequencyvery common - 111 localities (55.33 %)
Sediment61 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The literature indicates a maximum diameter of 65mm; beach specimens generally remain below 80mm.

Images

Larger diameter 53.4mm.

Larger diameter 53.4mm.

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