Abstract
Rocas Alijos, also known as the Alijos Rocks, are remnants of a small volcano arising from deep water off southern Baja California, Mexico (24°57′36″N, 115°45′54″W), 185 nautical miles due west of Cabo San Lazaro and Bahía Magdalena. Nothing had been known of the molluscan fauna of Rocas Alijos prior to the Cordell Expedition of October-November 1990. The collection obtained by the expedition was the first indication of the extent of the fauna and its biogeographic affinity.
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McLean, J.H., Coan, E.V. (1996). Marine Mollusks of Rocas Alijos. In: Schmieder, R.W. (eds) Rocas Alijos. Monographiae Biologicae, vol 75. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2917-8_26
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