Ficus variegata (gastropod)
Ficus variegata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Ficidae |
Genus: | Ficus |
Species: | F. variegata
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Binomial name | |
Ficus variegata | |
Synonyms | |
Ficus variegatus Röding, 1798 (Incorrect gender ending) |
Ficus variegata, common name the true fig shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ficidae, the fig shells.[2]
Description[]
The shell size varies between 45 mm and 120 mm
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Distribution[]
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off East Arabia and in the Pacific Ocean off Japan.
References[]
- Verhaeghe, M. & Poppe, G. T., 2000 A Conchological Iconography (3), The Family Ficidae page(s): 20
- ^ Röding P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus Cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturae quae olim collegerat Joa. Fried. Bolten M. D. p. d. pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia et multivalvia. page(s): 148
- ^ Ficus variegatus Röding, 1798. WoRMS (2009). Ficus variegata Röding, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527727 on 6 June 2010 .
External links[]
- "Ficus variegata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
Categories:
- Ficidae
- Gastropods described in 1798
- Hypsogastropoda stubs