Ficus variegata (gastropod)
This article is about the species of sea snail. For the species of tree, see Ficus variegata (plant).
| Ficus variegata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Ficoidea |
| Family: | Ficidae |
| Genus: | Ficus |
| Species: | F. variegata |
| Binomial name | |
| Ficus variegata Röding, 1798 [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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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
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
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