Ficus pellucida
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Ficidae |
Genus: | Ficus |
Species: | F. pellucida
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Binomial name | |
Ficus pellucida Deshayes, 1856
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Synonyms[1] | |
Ficus atlanticus Clench & Aguayo, 1940 |
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
[edit]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
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 70 mm.[2]
Exoskeletons of Ficus pellucida
Habitat
[edit]The minimum recorded depth for this species is 73 m; maximum recorded depth is 823 m.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
External links
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