Fissurella pulchra
Species of gastropod
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Fissurella pulchra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1][2][3]
| Fissurella pulchra | |
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| Two shells of Fissurella pulchra (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Subfamily: | Fissurellinae |
| Genus: | Fissurella |
| Species: | F. pulchra |
| Binomial name | |
| Fissurella pulchra Sowerby I, 1834 | |
Description
The size of the shell attains 70 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Chile.