Home Taxonomy Distribution Miscellaneous

Taxonomy > Arcidae > Larkinia
< Previous species - Next species > (within the family)

Larkinia multicostata (Sowerby I, 1833)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 48
  • Brusca (1980) Common intertidal marine invertebrates of the Gulf of California. 2nd edition. - p. 133
  • Huber (2010) Compendium of Bivalves. - p. 141
  • Coan & Valentich-Scott (2012) Bivalve Seashells of Tropical West America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Baja California to Northern Peru. - p. 179
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres Martínez (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 212

Statistics

Frequencyvery common - 106 localities (49.75 %)
Sediment42 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The literature indicates a maximum length of 131mm; beach finds remain below 70mm.

Images

Length 38.2mm.

Length 38.2mm.

Taxonomy > Arcidae > Larkinia
< Previous species - Next species > (within the family)


30.09.2026 • Version 13.0