1. Since P pansa shares distribution with Plicopurpura columellaris and there seems to be hybridization, we found some individuals with phonotypic characters of both species; however, only those that were pure P. pansa were collected.
1. Plicopurpura pansa comparte distribución con Plicopurpura columellaris y parece haber hibridación entre estas dos especies, ya que hemos encontrado individuos con características fenotípicas de ambas especies; por lo tanto, recolectamos sólo aquellos especímenes que fueran P pansa puros.