Ficus pellucida

Ficus pellucida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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

The maximum recorded shell length is 70 mm.[2] Exoskeletons of Ficus pellucida

Habitat

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

References

  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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