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Chama buddiana Adams, 1852

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 147
  • Brusca (1980) Common intertidal marine invertebrates of the Gulf of California. 2nd edition. - p. 143 [as Chama mexicana]
  • Huber (2010) Compendium of Bivalves. A Full-Color Guide to 3'300 of the World's Marine Bivalves. A Status on Bivalvia after 250 Years of Research. - p. 281
  • Coan & Valentich-Scott (2012) Bivalve Seashells of Tropical West America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Baja California to Northern Peru. - p. 434
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 164

Statistics

Frequencyvery common - 68 localities (34.52 %)
Sediment46 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The maximum dimension of 128mm as indicated by the literature is not reached by beach finds that remain below 70mm.

Images

Height 33mm.

Height 33mm.

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