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.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.
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.Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. .
Exoskeletons of Ficus pellucida
Habitat The minimum recorded depth for this species is 73 m; maximum recorded depth is 823 m.
References
Verhaeghe, M. & Poppe, G. T., 2000 A Conchological Iconography (3), The Family Ficidae page(s): 20
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