Ficadusta

Ficadusta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

Ficadusta
Shell of Ficadusta pulchella aliguayensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this 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

Species

Species within the genus Ficadusta include:[1]

Species brought into synonymy
  • Ficadusta barclayi (Reeve, 1857): synonym of Paradusta barclayi (Reeve, 1857)

References

  1. 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


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