Introducción El caracol púrpura o del tinte Plicopurpura pansa (Gould, 1853; Sinónimo: Purpura pansa), es una especie conspicua de la zona intermareal del Pacífico tropical oriental (Keen, 1971). Los caracoles se encuentran comúnmente fijos a sustratos rocosos expuestos al oleaje en la zona intermareal. Su máxima
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