Ficopsis
Ficopsis is an extinct genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ficidae, the fig snails.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Ficidae |
| Genus: | †Ficopsis Conrad, 1866[1] |
This species lived from the Paleocene to the Miocene in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and South America.
References
- Conrad T. A. (1866). "Further observations on Mr. Gabb's Palaeontology of California". American Journal of Conchology 2: 97-100. page 100.
Further reading
- Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 126)
External links
- Ficopsis in the Paleobiology Database
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