Ficus filosus, common name: the threaded 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. filosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Ficus filosa (Sowerby III, 1892)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pyrula filosa Sowerby, G. B. (III), 1892 | |
Description
editThe shell size varies between 47 mm and 120 mm
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Distribution
editThis species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Japan and Australia
References
edit- ^ a b Ficus filosus (Sowerby, G. B. (III), 1892). WoRMS (2009). Ficus filosus (Sowerby, G. B. (III), 1892). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527725 on 6 June 2010 .
- Verhaeghe, M. & Poppe, G. T., 2000 A Conchological Iconography (3), The Family Ficidae page(s): 12
External links
edit- "Ficus filosa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 22 February 2011.