Ficus gracilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ficidae, the fig shells.[1]
| Ficus gracilis | |
|---|---|
| |
| Five views of a shell of Ficus gracilis | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| 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 (Sowerby G. B. I, 1825)
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
References edit
- ^ 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 .
- Verhaeghe, M. & Poppe, G.T. (2000) A Conchological Iconography 3: The family Ficidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks
- Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
- Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ficus gracilis.
- Sowerby, G. B. I. (1825). A catalogue of the shells contained in the collection of the late Earl of Tankerville: arranged according to the Lamarckian conchological system: together with an appendix, containing descriptions of many new species- London, vii + 92 + xxxiv pp.
- Kiener L.C. 1840-1841. Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 6. Famille des Canalifères. Deuxième partie. Genres Pyrule (Pyrula), Lamarck, pp. 1-34, pl. 1-15