Ficus gracilis

Scientific Name:-

Ficus gracilis

Common Name:-

Graceful fig shell

Malayalam Name:-

Category:-

Mollusca

Status:-

Not evaluated

Description:-

Shell medium sized; thick; body whorl inflated, spire not significantly elevated; body whorl elongate; Sculptured with spiral cords interspersed with fine axial cords; Aperture wide, and elongate; outer lip straight; columella slightly excavated at the centre; siphonal canal broad; colour pale yellowish brown ornamented with brownish axial zig zag wavy lines; aperture brown.

Threats:-

Not reported

Remark:-

Bijukumar (2012) recorded the presence of this species from Kerala coast

Habitat:-

Continental shelf; continental slope; Muddy substrates

Synonyms:-

Pyrula gracilis G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 (Synonym)

References:-

Biju Kumar, A. 2012. ‘Kerala Theerathe Kadal Jeevikal’ (Marine Animals of Kerala coast- A Field Guide). Kerala State Biodiversity Board, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 304 pp. (In Malayalam)

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