Ficopsis
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Ficopsis is an extinct genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ficidae, the fig snails.
This species lived from the Paleocene[citation needed] to the Miocene[citation needed] 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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Categories:
- Ficidae
- Paleocene gastropods
- Eocene gastropods
- Oligocene gastropods
- Miocene gastropods
- Cenozoic gastropods of Africa
- Cenozoic gastropods of Asia
- Cenozoic gastropods of Europe
- Cenozoic gastropods of North America
- Cenozoic gastropods of South America
- Paleocene first appearances
- Miocene extinctions
- Prehistoric gastropod stubs