Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Scientific name Ficus pellucida | Phylum Mollusca Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Littorinimorpha Rank Species | |
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Similar Ficus, Ficidae, Ficus gracilis, Ficus ficus | ||
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.
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Distribution
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
The maximum recorded shell length is 70 mm.
Exoskeletons of Ficus pellucida
Habitat
The minimum recorded depth for this species is 73 m; maximum recorded depth is 823 m.
References
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