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Ficus variegata True Fig Shell, Variegated fig shell

Ficus variegata is commonly referred to as True Fig Shell, Variegated fig shell. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Rickard Zerpe, Schweden

Foto: Batangas, Calabarzon, Philippinen


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lexID:
13437 
AphiaID:
527727 
Scientific:
Ficus variegata 
German:
Veränderliche Feigenschnecke 
English:
True Fig Shell, Variegated Fig Shell 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Ficidae (Family) > Ficus (Genus) > variegata (Species) 
Initial determination:
Röding, 1798 
Occurrence:
Hong Kong, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Ambon, Arabian Sea, Brunei Darussalam, Ceram Sea , China, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Eastern Indian Ocean, Gulf of Bengal / Bay of Bengal, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Malaysia, Moluccas, Mozambique, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Red Sea, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South China Sea, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Sulu Sea , Vietnam 
Sea depth:
0 - 30 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
1.57" - 4.72" (4,5cm - 12cm) 
Temperature:
77 °F - 86 °F (25°C - 30°C) 
Food:
Carnivore 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Ficus abelii
  • Ficus abscondita
  • Ficus abutilifolia
  • Ficus acamptophylla
  • Ficus acreana
  • Ficus adelpha
  • Ficus adenosperma
  • Ficus adhatodifolia
  • Ficus adolfi-friderici
  • Ficus albert-smithii
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-07-14 13:45:55 

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Ficus variegata Röding, 1798

Synonymised names
Ficus variegatus [sic] · unaccepted (Incorrect gender ending)

External links

  1. Atlas of Australia (en). Abgerufen am 14.12.2020.

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Foto: Batangas, Calabarzon, Philippinen

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