OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Ficidae 

Ficus ficus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Murex ficus Linnaeus, 1758
   Ficus ficus (Linnaeus, 1758)
   Pyrula ficus (Linnaeus, 1758)
   Sycotypus ficus (Linnaeus, 1758)
   Ficula ficus (Linnaeus, 1758)
   Ficus communis Röding, 1798
   Ficula laevigata Reeve, 1847

Common Name

Fig Shell p.121, pl.19, f.8      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.23 
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.34 

Keywords

depth: subtidal [ 10-20m depth ]
substrate: mud 
substrate: sand 
substrate: sand [ ]

References

 Habe, T. 1964. p.77, pl. 24, fig. 10 [ illustration, description, distribution, habitat ]  General reference
 Hinton, A. 1972. p.18, fig. 12 [ illustration, description, distribution, habitat ]  General reference
 Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. 1982. p.71, pl. 16, fig. 9 [ illustration, description, distribution, habitat ]  General reference
 Kuroda, T. and Habe, T. 1952. p.133, pl. 19, fig. 1 [ synonymy up to 1951, illustration, description ]  Synonomy
 Poppe, G.T. & Verhaeghe, M. 2000. p.14, pls 11-15, 19, 22 [ illustration, available name details, type data, distribution, habitat, description ]  General reference
 Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. 1998. p.70, fig. 262 [ illustration, description, distribution, habitat ]  General reference
 Yen, T.-C. 1942. p.218 [ original name & author details ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Tonnoidea
                        Ficidae
                          Ficus Röding, 1798
                            Ficus ficus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=47178) created by Holly Barlow on 2001-06-17. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-02-18.