Ficadusta
Appearance
Ficadusta | |
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Shell of Ficadusta pulchella aliguayensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
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 |
Ficadusta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
Species
[edit]Species 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