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Chama arcana Bernard, 1976

  • Huber (2010) Compendium of Bivalves. - 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 Martínez (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 166

Statistics

Frequencyvery common - 55 localities (25.13 %)
Sediment50 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The literature gives a maximum dimension of 81mm; beach finds even exceed this value.

Images

Height 49.5mm.

Height 49.5mm.

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