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Ficus pellucida

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Ficus pellucida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Ficidae
Genus: Ficus
Species:
F. pellucida
Binomial name
Ficus pellucida
Deshayes, 1856
Synonyms[1]

Ficus atlanticus Clench & Aguayo, 1940
Ficus howelli Clench & Aguayo, 1940
Ficus pellucidus Deshayes, 1856 (Incorrect gender ending)

Ficus pellucida, common name the Atlantic fig shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ficidae, the fig shells.[1]

Distribution

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This species is distributed in the Caribbean Sea (along Cuba and Hispaniola), the Lesser Antilles and in the Atlantic Ocean from Venezuela to East Brazil.

Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 70 mm.[2]

Exoskeletons of Ficus pellucida

Habitat

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The minimum recorded depth for this species is 73 m; maximum recorded depth is 823 m.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2010). http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527726 Ficus pellucida Deshayes, 1856 Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2011-02-17.
  2. ^ a b Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
  • Verhaeghe, M. & Poppe, G. T., 2000 A Conchological Iconography (3), The Family Ficidae page(s): 20
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