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Ficus gracilis Elongate Fig Shell

Ficus gracilisis commonly referred to as Elongate Fig Shell. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Ficus gracilis, Anilao, South Luzon, Philippines, 2015


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lexID:
10882 
AphiaID:
214984 
Scientific:
Ficus gracilis 
German:
Anmutige Feigenschnecke 
English:
Elongate Fig Shell 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Ficidae (Family) > Ficus (Genus) > gracilis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(G. B. Sowerby I, ), 1825 
Occurrence:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Asia, East Africa, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Thailand, Western Indian Ocean 
Sea depth:
0 - 200 Meter 
Size:
3.15" - 7.87" (8,0cm - 20,0cm) 
Food:
Detritus, Predatory 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Ficus abelii
  • Ficus abscondita
  • Ficus abutilifolia
  • Ficus acamptophylla
  • Ficus acreana
  • Ficus adelpha
  • Ficus adenosperma
  • Ficus adhatodifolia
  • Ficus adolfi-friderici
  • Ficus albert-smithii
 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2017-07-02 13:43:24 

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Ficus gracilis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)

Ficus gracilis is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ficidae,common known as the fig shells.

Ficus gracilis commonly known as Elongate Fig Shell.The max length is 20.0 cm, common length 13.0 cm. The graceful fig shell has delicate cream and brown markings.

This species is occasional bycatch of shrimp trawlers.

Synonym:
Pyrula gracilis G. B. Sowerby I, 1825

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Ficoidea (Superfamily) > Ficidae (Family) > Ficus (Genus) > Ficus gracilis (Species)

External links

  1. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Ficus gracilis, Anilao, South Luzon, Philippines, 2015
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