Ficus_variegata_(gastropod)

<i>Ficus variegata <span style="font-style:normal;">(gastropod)</span></i>

Ficus variegata (gastropod)

Species of gastropod

This article is about the species of sea snail. For the species of tree, see Ficus variegata (plant).

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]

Quick Facts Ficus variegata, Scientific classification ...

Description

The shell size varies between 45mm and 120mm

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
  1. [1]
    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
  2. [2]
    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 .
  • "Ficus variegata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 22 February 2011.


This Ficidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Ficus_variegata_(gastropod), and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.