Ficus ventricosa
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 | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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] | |
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Pyrula ventricosa Sowerby I, 1825 | |
Description
The adult shell size varies between 70 mm and 150 mm.
Distribution
This species is found in the Gulf of California off the coast of Mexico, and in the Pacific Ocean off Peru.
References
- 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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