Ficus (gastropod)
| Ficus | |
|---|---|
| Dorsal view of a shell of Ficus gracilis | |
| Five views of a shell of Ficus gracilis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Ficoidea |
| Family: | Ficidae |
| Genus: | Ficus Röding, 1798 |
| Type species | |
| Ficus ficus | |
| Synonyms | |
Ficus is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ficidae, the fig shells.
This is the type of the family Ficidae. Previously it has been categorized in the family Muricidae by Tryon, 1873) and Tritonidae (by Mörch)