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Leukoma grata (Say, 1831)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 195
  • Brusca (1980) Common intertidal marine invertebrates of the Gulf of California. 2nd edition. - p. 148
  • 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. 81
  • Coan & Valentich-Scott (2012) Bivalve Seashells of Tropical West America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Baja California to Northern Peru. - p. 775
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 178

Statistics

Frequencyvery common - 106 localities (52.28 %)
Sediment34 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The literature indicates a maximum length of 53mm; beach finds remain below 45mm.

Images

Length 37.7mm.

Length 37.7mm.

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