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Ficidae Meek, 1864 (1840)

196334  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:196334)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Littorinimorpha (Order)
  7. Ficoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Ficidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Ficus Röding, 1798
    1. Species Ficus dandrimonti Lorenz, 2012
    2. Species Ficus eospila (Péron & Lesueur, 1807)
    3. Species Ficus ficus (Linnaeus, 1758)
    4. Species Ficus filosa (G. B. Sowerby III, 1892)
    5. Species Ficus gracilis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
    6. Species Ficus investigatoris (E. A. Smith, 1894)
    7. Species Ficus papyratia (Say, 1822)
      1. Subspecies Ficus papyratia carolae Clench, 1945
      2. Subspecies Ficus papyratia lindae Petuch, 1988
      3. Subspecies Ficus papyratia papyratia (Say, 1822)
      4. Subspecies Ficus papyratia villai Petuch, 1998
    8. Species Ficus pellucida Deshayes, 1856
    9. Species Ficus schneideri H. Morrison, 2016
    10. Species Ficus variegata Röding, 1798
    11. Species Ficus ventricosa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
    12. Species Ficus vosi H. Morrison, 2020
    13. Species Ficus atlanticus Clench & Aguayo, 1940 accepted as Ficus pellucida Deshayes, 1856 (Synonym)
    14. Species Ficus carolae Clench, 1945 accepted as Ficus papyratia carolae Clench, 1945 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    15. Species Ficus communis Röding, 1798 accepted as Ficus ficus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Synonym)
    16. Species Ficus ficoides (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Ficus ficus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Synonym)
    17. Species Ficus filosus [sic] accepted as Ficus filosa (G. B. Sowerby III, 1892) (Incorrect gender ending)
    18. Species Ficus howelli Clench & Aguayo, 1940 accepted as Ficus pellucida Deshayes, 1856 (Synonym)
    19. Species Ficus lindae Petuch, 1988 accepted as Ficus papyratia lindae Petuch, 1988 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    20. Species Ficus margaretae Iredale, 1931 accepted as Ficus ficus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Synonym)
    21. Species Ficus pellucidus [sic] accepted as Ficus pellucida Deshayes, 1856 (Incorrect gender ending)
    22. Species Ficus picta Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
    23. Species Ficus sewelli (Prashad, 1927) accepted as Ficus investigatoris (E. A. Smith, 1894) (junior synonym)
    24. Species Ficus tessellatus (Kobelt, 1881) accepted as Ficus eospila (Péron & Lesueur, 1807) (Synonym - Incorrect gender ending)
    25. Species Ficus variegatus [sic] accepted as Ficus variegata Röding, 1798 (Incorrect gender ending)
    26. Species Ficus ventricosus [sic] accepted as Ficus ventricosa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) (Incorrect gender ending)
    27. Species Ficus villai Petuch, 1998 accepted as Ficus papyratia villai Petuch, 1998 (Synonym)
  2. Genus Ficula Swainson, 1835 accepted as Ficus Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Ficula tessellata Kobelt, 1874 accepted as Ficus eospila (Péron & Lesueur, 1807) (Synonym)
    2. Species Ficula gracilis Philippi, 1849 (uncertain > unassessed)
  3. Genus Pirula Montfort, 1810 accepted as Ficus Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > unjustified emendation, of Pyrula Lamarck, 1799)
    1. Species Pirula ficus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Ficus ficus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > unjustified emendation)
    2. Species Pirula investigatoris E. A. Smith, 1894 accepted as Ficus investigatoris (E. A. Smith, 1894) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  4. Genus Pyrula Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Ficus Röding, 1798
    1. Subgenus Pyrula (Ficus) Röding, 1798 accepted as Ficus Röding, 1798
      1. Subgenus Pyrula (Melongena) Schumacher, 1817 accepted as Melongena Schumacher, 1817
        1. Subgenus Pyrula (Myristica) Swainson, 1840 accepted as Volema Röding, 1798
          1. Subgenus Pyrula (Pyrella) Swainson, 1835 accepted as Tudicla Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
            1. Subgenus Pyrula (Rapa) Röding, 1798 accepted as Rapa Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
              1. Species Pyrula abbreviata Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Coralliophila erosa (Röding, 1798) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
              2. Species Pyrula anomala Reeve, 1847 accepted as Solenosteira anomala (Reeve, 1847) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
              3. Species Pyrula australasia Perry, 1811 accepted as Australaria australasia (Perry, 1811) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
              4. Species Pyrula bengalina Grateloup, 1840 accepted as Lambis truncata ([Lightfoot], 1786)
              5. Species Pyrula bispinosa R. A. Philippi, 1844 accepted as Melongena bispinosa (R. A. Philippi, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
              6. Species Pyrula borbonica Maravigna, 1842 accepted as Coralliophila brevis (Blainville, 1832) (synonym)
              7. Species Pyrula bucephala Lamarck, 1822 accepted as Volegalea cochlidium (Linnaeus, 1758)
              8. Species Pyrula calcaratus (Dillwyn, 1817) accepted as Volema pyrum (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
              9. Species Pyrula canaliculatus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Busycotypus canaliculatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
              10. Species Pyrula candelabrum Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Lindafulgur candelabrum (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
              11. Species Pyrula carica (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Busycon carica (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
              12. Species Pyrula citrina Lamarck, 1822 accepted as Volema pyrum (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
              13. Species Pyrula clavella Reeve, 1847 accepted as Taphon clavella (Reeve, 1847) (original combination)
              14. Species Pyrula coarctata G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 accepted as Busycoarctum coarctatum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) (original combination)
              15. Species Pyrula cochlidium (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Volegalea cochlidium (Linnaeus, 1758) (previous combination)
                1. Variety Pyrula cochlidium var. coronata Kobelt, 1874 accepted as Volegalea cochlidium (Linnaeus, 1758)
              16. Species Pyrula crassicauda R. A. Philippi, 1849 accepted as Hemifusus crassicauda (R. A. Philippi, 1849) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
              17. Species Pyrula deburghiae Reeve, 1857 accepted as Babelomurex deburghiae (Reeve, 1857) (original combination)
              18. Species Pyrula deformis Lamarck, 1822 accepted as Coralliophila erosa (Röding, 1798) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
              19. Species Pyrula dussumieri Kiener, 1840 accepted as Ficus gracilis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
              20. Species Pyrula elata Schubert & A. J. Wagner, 1829 accepted as Melapium elatum (Schubert & J. A. Wagner, 1829) (original combination)
              21. Species Pyrula elongata Lamarck, 1822 accepted as Lenifusus elongatus (Lamarck, 1822) (original combination)
              22. Species Pyrula eospila Péron & Lesueur, 1807 accepted as Ficus eospila (Péron & Lesueur, 1807) (original combination)
              23. Species Pyrula eugeniae Bernardi, 1853 accepted as Mipus eugeniae (Bernardi, 1853) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
              24. Species Pyrula ficoides Lamarck, 1822 accepted as Ficus ficoides (Lamarck, 1822) (invalid: junior secondary homonym of Bulla ficoides Brocchi, 1814)
              25. Species Pyrula ficus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Ficus ficus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
              26. Species Pyrula filosa G. B. Sowerby III, 1892 accepted as Ficus filosa (G. B. Sowerby III, 1892) (Original combination)
              27. Species Pyrula fortior Mörch, 1877 accepted as Ficus papyratia carolae Clench, 1945 (Synonym)
              28. Species Pyrula fulva Deshayes, 1833 accepted as Volegalea cochlidium (Linnaeus, 1758)
              29. Species Pyrula galeodes Lamarck, 1822 accepted as Volema myristica Röding, 1798
              30. Species Pyrula gracilis G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 accepted as Ficus gracilis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) (original combination)
              31. Species Pyrula hunteria G. Perry, 1811 accepted as Cinctura hunteria (Perry, 1811) (original combination)
              32. Species Pyrula idoleum Jonas, 1847 accepted as Mipus gyratus (Hinds, 1844) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
              33. Species Pyrula kieneri R. A. Philippi, 1848 accepted as Sinistrofulgur perversum (Linnaeus, 1758)
              34. Species Pyrula lineata Lamarck, 1822 accepted as Melapium lineatum (Lamarck, 1822) (original combination)
              35. Species Pyrula martiniana R. A. Philippi, 1844 accepted as Melongena bispinosa (R. A. Philippi, 1844) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
              36. Species Pyrula mawae J. E. Gray, 1833 accepted as Latiaxis mawae (Gray, 1833) (original combination)
              37. Species Pyrula melongena (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Melongena melongena (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
              38. Species Pyrula neritoidea (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Coralliophila violacea (Kiener, 1836)
              39. Species Pyrula nodosa Lamarck, 1822 accepted as Volema nodosa (Lamarck, 1822) (original combination)
              40. Species Pyrula ochroleuca R. A. Philippi, 1844 accepted as Xanthochorus cassidiformis (Blainville, 1832) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
              41. Species Pyrula panormitana Monterosato, 1869 accepted as Coralliophila panormitana (Monterosato, 1869)
              42. Species Pyrula papyracea Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Rapa rapa (Linnaeus, 1758)
              43. Species Pyrula papyratia Say, 1822 accepted as Ficus papyratia (Say, 1822) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
                1. Species Pyrula patula Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829 accepted as Melongena patula (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829)
                2. Species Pyrula penardi Montrouzier, 1856 accepted as Rapa rapa (Linnaeus, 1758)
                3. Species Pyrula porphyroidea R. A. Philippi, 1887 accepted as Xanthochorus cassidiformis (Blainville, 1832) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
                4. Species Pyrula provincialis A. Martin, 1851 accepted as Galeodea echinophora (Linnaeus, 1758)
                5. Species Pyrula reticulata Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Ficus filosa (G. B. Sowerby III, 1892) (invalid: junior homonym of Pyrula reticulata Link, 1807)
                6. Species Pyrula santangeli Maravigna, 1840 accepted as Coralliophila brevis (Blainville, 1832) (synonym)
                7. Species Pyrula sewelli Prashad, 1927 accepted as Ficus sewelli (Prashad, 1927)
                8. Species Pyrula spirata Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Fulguropsis spirata (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
                9. Species Pyrula squamulata R. A. Philippi, 1836 accepted as Coralliophila brevis (Blainville, 1832) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
                10. Species Pyrula striata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) accepted as Taphon clavella (Reeve, 1847)
                11. Species Pyrula subnodosa R. A. Philippi, 1887 accepted as Xanthochorus cassidiformis (Blainville, 1832) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
                12. Species Pyrula undulata Perry, 1811 accepted as Propefusus undulatus (Perry, 1811) (original combination)
                13. Species Pyrula ventricosa G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 accepted as Ficus ventricosa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) (Synonym)
                14. Species Pyrula versicolor Gray, 1839 accepted as Pinaxia versicolor (Gray, 1839) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
                15. Species Pyrula bulbus G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
                16. Species Pyrula cancellarioides (Reeve, 1848) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
              44. Genus Sycotypus J. E. Gray, 1847 accepted as Ficus Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
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                Nomenclature Family names cited with two dates (the second one in parentheses) are those ruled by Article 40(2) of ICZN. "If ... a...  
                Nomenclature Family names cited with two dates (the second one in parentheses) are those ruled by Article 40(2) of ICZN. "If ... a family-group name was replaced before 1961 because of the synonymy of the type genus, the replacement name is to be maintained if it is in prevailing usage. A name maintained by virtue of this Article retains its own author [and date, the first date cited] but takes the priority of the replaced name [the date cited in parentheses, here alluding to Pyrulinae Swainson, 1840]  [details]
                MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Ficidae Meek, 1864 (1840). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196334 on 2024-05-20
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                2006-01-04 12:34:08Z
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                Vanden Berghe, Edward
                2009-08-13 07:23:33Z
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                Bouchet, Philippe

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                context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

                basis of record Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 47 (1-2): 1-397. [20 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25127200 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

                additional source Verhaeghe, M. & Poppe, G.T. (2000) <i> A Conchological Iconography</i> 3: <i>The family Ficidae</i>. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. [details]   
                		 
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                Nomenclature Family names cited with two dates (the second one in parentheses) are those ruled by Article 40(2) of ICZN. "If ... a family-group name was replaced before 1961 because of the synonymy of the type genus, the replacement name is to be maintained if it is in prevailing usage. A name maintained by virtue of this Article retains its own author [and date, the first date cited] but takes the priority of the replaced name [the date cited in parentheses, here alluding to Pyrulinae Swainson, 1840]  [details]
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