Biology:Ficus variegata (gastropod)
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Ficus variegata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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 Röding, 1798 [1]
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| 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 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
- ↑ 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" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/1/Shell_941.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q502030 entry
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