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]
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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. ventricosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Ficus ventricosa (Sowerby I, 1825)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pyrula ventricosa Sowerby I, 1825 | |
Description edit
The adult shell size varies between 70 mm and 150 mm.
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Distribution edit
This species is found in the Gulf of California off the coast of Mexico, and in the Pacific Ocean off Peru.
References edit
- ^ 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 .
External links edit
- "Ficus ventricosa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 22 February 2011.