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
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]

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

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

  1. 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 .
  • "Ficus ventricosa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 22 February 2011.


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