Ficus gracilis

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Ficus gracilis
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Five views of a shell of Ficus gracilis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Ficoidea
Family: Ficidae
Genus: Ficus
Species:
F. gracilis
Binomial name
Ficus gracilis
Synonyms
  • Pyrula dussumieriKiener, 1840
  • Pyrula gracilisG. B. Sowerby I, 1825 (original combination)

Ficus gracilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ficidae, the fig shells. [1]

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Description

A thin-shelled species, attaining a size of 95-100 mm.

Distribution

Pacific Ocean, Taiwan.

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References

  1. Ficus gracilis (Sowerby, G. B. (I), 1825) . WoRMS (2012). Ficus filosus (Sowerby, G. B. (III), 1892). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=214984 on 5 December 2012 .