Ficus papyratia

Ficus papyratia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ficidae, the fig shells.[1]

Ficus papyratia
Museum specimen, Naturalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Ficidae
Genus: Ficus
Species:
F. papyratia
Binomial name
Ficus papyratia
(Say, 1822)
Synonyms[1]

Pyrula papyratia Say, 1822

Subspecies
  • Ficus papyratia carolae Clench, 1945
  • Ficus papyratia lindae Petuch, 1988
  • Ficus papyratia papyratia (Say, 1822) [1]
  • Ficus papyratia villai Petuch, 1998

References
  1. Ficus papyratia (Say, 1822). WoRMS (2009). Ficus papyratia (Say, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=414662 on 31 August 2010 .


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