Ficadusta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
| Ficadusta | |
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| Shell of Ficadusta pulchella aliguayensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Cypraeoidea |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Ficadusta Habe & Kosuge, 1966 |
| Type species | |
| Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823 | |
Species
editSpecies within the genus Ficadusta include:[1]
- Ficadusta pulchella (Swainson, 1823)
- Species brought into synonymy
- Ficadusta barclayi (Reeve, 1857): synonym of Paradusta barclayi (Reeve, 1857)
References
edit- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Ficadusta Habe & Kosuge, 1966. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=709396 on 2020-11-23
- Orr J. (1985). Hong Kong seashells. The Urban Council, Hong Kong
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