OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Ficidae
Ficidae
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Included taxa
Ficus Röding, 1798
Thalassocyon Barnard, 1960
Common Name
Fig Shells p.235 Wilson, B. 1993.
Pear Shells p.120 Allan, J. 1950.
Keywords
feeds on: animals
substrate: mud
substrate: sand
References
Wilson, B. 1993. p.235 [ description, taxa included, habitat, description
] General reference
Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.72, pl. 49 [ habitat & feeding details
] Biology and ecology
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Littorinimorpha
Tonnoidea
Ficidae
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=9452) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-29.