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]
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Scientific classification 
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| 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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Ficus atlanticus Clench & Aguayo, 1940 | |
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 edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ficus pellucida.
- "Ficus pellucida". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 22 February 2011.