Ficus ventricosa

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Ficus ventricosus, common name the swollen fig shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ficidae, the fig shells.[1]

Ficus ventricosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Ficidae
Genus: Ficus
Species:
F. ventricosa
Binomial name
Ficus ventricosa
(Sowerby I, 1825)
Synonyms[1]

Pyrula ventricosa Sowerby I, 1825
Ficus ventricosa (Sowerby I, 1825) (Incorrect gender ending)

Description

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The adult shell size varies between 70 mm and 150 mm.

Distribution

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This species is found in the Gulf of California off the coast of Mexico, and in the Pacific Ocean off Peru.

References

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  1. ^ a b Ficus ventricosus (Sowerby, G. B. (I), 1825). WoRMS (2009). Ficus ventricosus (Sowerby, G. B. (I), 1825). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527724 on 22 February 2011 .
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  • "Ficus ventricosa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 22 February 2011.