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Merisca cristallina (Spengler, 1798)

  • Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 221 [as Tellina (Merisca) rhynchoscuta]
  • Coan & Valentich-Scott (2012) Bivalve Seashells of Tropical West America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Baja California to Northern Peru. - p. 644
  • Gurgo Salice & Cáceres (2021) Baja Californian sea shells. - p. 158

Statistics

Frequencyrare - 8 localities (4.06 %)
Sediment7 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment)

Size and comments

The literature gives a length of 32mm what is nearly reached by beach finds.

Images

Length 29.5mm.

Length 29.5mm.

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