Fissurella (Fissurella) pulchra Sowerby 1835 (keyhole limpet)
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Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Alternative combination: Fissurella pulchra
Belongs to Fissurella (Fissurella) according to T. J. DeVries 2008
Sister taxa: Fissurella (Fissurella) aranea, Fissurella (Fissurella) concolor, Fissurella (Fissurella) crassa, Fissurella (Fissurella) geoglypha, Fissurella (Fissurella) latimarginata, Fissurella (Fissurella) limbata, Fissurella (Fissurella) maxima, Fissurella (Fissurella) mcleani, Fissurella (Fissurella) mexicana, Fissurella (Fissurella) perisca, Fissurella (Fissurella) peruviana
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer
Distribution: found only at Caleta Patillos (Quaternary of Chile)
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