Ficus nexilis Solander and Brander 1766 (fig shell)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae

Alternative combinations: Ficus (Fulguroficus) nexilis, Murex nexilis, Pyrula nexilis

Belongs to Ficus according to R. L. Squires 2014

See also Pacaud and Le Renard 1995

Sister taxa: Ficus (Ficus), Ficus affinis, Ficus aligera, Ficus allenmanae, Ficus angustata, Ficus australis, Ficus bernardi, Ficus carbasea, Ficus carolina, Ficus carriacouensis, Ficus chehalisensis, Ficus chinguensis, Ficus chiraensis, Ficus colombiana, Ficus communis, Ficus concinnus, Ficus condita, Ficus conditus, Ficus decussata, Ficus distans, Ficus gayana, Ficus gesteri, Ficus gibsonsmithi, Ficus greenwoodi, Ficus harrisi, Ficus huzayeni, Ficus kachhensis, Ficus knowltoni, Ficus lanceolata, Ficus lanzi, Ficus lindae, Ficus lisselonga, Ficus lisselongata, Ficus lucidus, Ficus macrophylla, Ficus mamillata, Ficus maxima, Ficus membranacea, Ficus merita, Ficus microphylla, Ficus mississippiensis, Ficus modesta, Ficus montana, Ficus multiformis, Ficus multinervis, Ficus myricoides, Ficus nervosa, Ficus ovalis, Ficus pamotanensis, Ficus papyratia, Ficus paraensis, Ficus pilsbryi, Ficus posadasensis, Ficus remondii, Ficus rodeoensis, Ficus sinuosa, Ficus spectabilis, Ficus tricarinatus, Ficus variegata, Ficus woodringi, Ficus wynoochensis, Pyrula microtricha, Pirula menengtengana, Pyrula cochlidium, Pirula ficus, Pyrula dussumieri, Pyrula reticulata, Pyrula peruviana, Pyrula subcarinata, Pyrula pondicherriensis, Pyrula clathrata, Pyrula micronematica, Pyrula penita, Pirula (Protopirula), Pyrula ficoides, Pirula promensis, Pyrula elegans, Pyrula cancellata, Pyrula nexilis, Pyrula laevigata, Pyrula jamesi, Ficus (Diconoficus) meridionalis, Ficus (Diconoficus) austrinus, Gonysycon epomis, Ficopsis cooperii, Ficopsis tuberculata, Ficopsis furlongi, Ficopsis viejoensis, Ficopsis hornii, Ficopsis otaria, Ficopsis moharrami, Ficopsis remondii, Ficopsis meganosensis, Ficopsis (Fulguroficus), Fusoficula angelinensis, Fusoficula juvenis

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of France (1 collection), the United Kingdom (6)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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