Ficus variegata (gastropod)

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

Ficus variegata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Ficidae
Genus:	Ficus
Species:	F. variegata
Binomial name
Ficus variegata Röding, 1798 [1]
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 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. 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. 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.