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Ficus Röding, 1798

205605  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:205605)

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Genus
Murex ficus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Ficus ficus (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by absolute tautonymy)
Ficopsis Conrad, 1866 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ficula Swainson, 1835 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
Ficus (Ficopsis) Conrad, 1866 † · unaccepted > superseded rank
Fusus (Pyrula) Lamarck, 1799 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pirula Montfort, 1810 · unaccepted > unjustified emendation (of Pyrula Lamarck, 1799)
Pyrula Lamarck, 1799 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
Sycotopus [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Sycotypus J. E. Gray, 1847 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Ficus allemanae DeVries, 1997 †
  2. Species Ficus altispira (Pritchard, 1896) †
  3. Species Ficus bernardi Beu, 2010 †
  4. Species Ficus carbasea (Guppy, 1866) †
  5. Species Ficus concinna (Beyrich, 1854) †
  6. Species Ficus condita (Brongniart, 1823) †
  7. Species Ficus crassistria (Koenen, 1889) †
  8. Species Ficus dandrimonti Lorenz, 2012
  9. Species Ficus distans (G. B. Sowerby I, 1846) †
  10. Species Ficus elegans (Lamarck, 1803) †
  11. Species Ficus eopapyratia J. A. Gardner, 1947 †
  12. Species Ficus eospila (F. Péron & Lesueur, 1807)
  13. Species Ficus ficoides (Brocchi, 1814) †
  14. Species Ficus ficus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  15. Species Ficus filia (O. Meyer, 1885) †
  16. Species Ficus filosa (G. B. Sowerby III, 1892)
  17. Species Ficus floridensis Olsson & Harbison, 1953 †
  18. Species Ficus fragilis (Deshayes, 1864) †
  19. Species Ficus gayana Covacevich & Frassinetti, 1980 †
  20. Species Ficus geometra (Borson, 1825) †
  21. Species Ficus gesteri C. M. Wagner & Schilling, 1923 †
  22. Species Ficus gibsonsmithi Beu, 2010 †
  23. Species Ficus gracilis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
  24. Species Ficus harrisi (G. C. Martin, 1904) †
  25. Species Ficus holmesii Conrad, 1867 †
  26. Species Ficus imperfecta P. Marshall & Murdoch, 1919 †
  27. Species Ficus investigatoris (E. A. Smith, 1894)
  28. Species Ficus jacksonensis Olsson & Harbison †
  29. Species Ficus javanis (H. M. Jenkins, 1864) †
  30. Species Ficus latifasciata (K. Martin, 1883) †
  31. Species Ficus lisselongata Beu, 2010 †
  32. Species Ficus mamillata Gabb, 1864 †
  33. Species Ficus menengtengana (K. Martin, 1899) †
  34. Species Ficus mississippiensis Conrad, 1847 †
  35. Species Ficus modesta (Conrad, 1848) †
  36. Species Ficus multiformis Wrigley, 1929 †
  37. Species Ficus nexilis (Solander, 1766) †
  38. Species Ficus nucleoides (Garvie, 1996) †
  39. Species Ficus oregonensis (Conrad, 1848) †
  40. Species Ficus pamotanensis (K. Martin, 1899) †
  41. Species Ficus pannus (Deshayes, 1864) †
  42. Species Ficus papyratia (Say, 1822)
  43. Species Ficus parva Suter, 1917 †
  44. Species Ficus parvissima Harzhauser, Raven & Landau, 2018 †
  45. Species Ficus pellucida Deshayes, 1856
  46. Species Ficus penita (Conrad, 1833) †
  47. Species Ficus pilsbryi (B. Smith, 1907) †
  48. Species Ficus remondii (Gabb, 1864) †
  49. Species Ficus retinduta (De Gregorio, 1880) †
  50. Species Ficus schneideri H. Morrison, 2016
  51. Species Ficus sindonata Wrigley, 1929 †
  52. Species Ficus subintermedia (A. d'Orbigny, 1852) †
  53. Species Ficus taiwanica (Yokoyama, 1928) †
  54. Species Ficus texana (G. H. Harris, 1895) †
  55. Species Ficus tricarinata (Lamarck, 1803) †
  56. Species Ficus variegata Röding, 1798
  57. Species Ficus ventricosa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
  58. Species Ficus vosi H. Morrison, 2020
  59. Species Ficus yesimae Landau, C. M. Silva & Heitz, 2016 †
  60. Species Ficus affinis K. van W. Palmer, 1919 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  61. Species Ficus chehalisensis C. E. Weaver, 1916 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  62. Species Ficus chinguensis B. L. Clark, 1946 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  63. Species Ficus helvetica (Mayer[-Eymar], 1867) † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  64. Species Ficus octoliratus Conrad, 1858 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  65. Subgenus Ficus (Ficopsis) Conrad, 1866 † accepted as Ficus Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Ficus (Ficopsis) fragilis (Deshayes, 1864) † accepted as Ficus fragilis (Deshayes, 1864) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Ficus (Ficopsis) pannus (Deshayes, 1864) † accepted as Ficus pannus (Deshayes, 1864) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    3. Species Ficus (Ficopsis) retinduta (De Gregorio, 1880) † accepted as Ficus retinduta (De Gregorio, 1880) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    4. Species Ficus (Ficopsis) tricarinatus (Lamarck, 1803) † accepted as Ficus tricarinata (Lamarck, 1803) † (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
    5. Species Ficus (Ficopsis) elegans (Lamarck, 1803) † represented as Ficus elegans (Lamarck, 1803) †
    6. Species Ficus (Ficopsis) tricarinata (Lamarck, 1803) † represented as Ficus tricarinata (Lamarck, 1803) †
  66. Subgenus Ficus (Fulguroficus) Sacco, 1890 † accepted as Priscoficus Conrad, 1866 †
    1. Species Ficus (Fulguroficus) pishanensis F. Guo, 1984 † (uncertain)
    2. Species Ficus (Fulguroficus) harrisi Caster, 1938 † accepted as Priscoficus harrisi (Caster, 1938) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    3. Species Ficus (Fulguroficus) nexilis (Solander, 1766) † accepted as Priscoficus nexilis (Solander, 1766) † accepted as Ficus nexilis (Solander, 1766) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    4. Species Ficus (Fulguroficus) tricostatus (Deshayes, 1835) † accepted as Priscoficus tricostata (Deshayes, 1835) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  67. Subgenus Ficus (Priscoficus) Conrad, 1866 † accepted as Priscoficus Conrad, 1866 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Ficus (Priscoficus) intermedius (Melleville, 1843) † accepted as Priscoficus intermedia (Melleville, 1843) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Ficus (Priscoficus) smithii (J. De C. Sowerby, 1827) † accepted as Priscoficus smithii (J. De C. Sowerby, 1827) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  68. Subgenus Ficus (Pyrifusus) Conrad, 1858 † accepted as Pyrifusus Conrad, 1858 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Ficus (Pyrifusus) granosus Shumard, 1862 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  69. Subgenus Ficus (Trophosycon) J. G. Cooper, 1894 † accepted as Trophosycon J. G. Cooper, 1894 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Ficus (Trophosycon) oregonensis (Conrad, 1848) † accepted as Ficus oregonensis (Conrad, 1848) †
  70. Species Ficus atlanticus Clench & Aguayo, 1940 accepted as Ficus pellucida Deshayes, 1856 (Synonym)
  71. Species Ficus australis Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992 † accepted as Austroficopsis australis (Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992) †
  72. Species Ficus bicarinatus (Briart & Cornet, 1870) † accepted as Priscoficus bicarinata (Briart & Cornet, 1870) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  73. Species Ficus carolae Clench, 1945 accepted as Ficus papyratia carolae Clench, 1945 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  74. Species Ficus clallamensis C. E. Weaver, 1912 † accepted as Trophosycon clallamensis (C. E. Weaver, 1912) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  75. Species Ficus colombiana F. M. Anderson, 1929 † accepted as Ficus carbasea carbasea (Guppy, 1866) † accepted as Ficus carbasea (Guppy, 1866) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  76. Species Ficus communis Röding, 1798 accepted as Ficus ficus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
  77. Species Ficus conditus (Brongniart, 1823) † accepted as Ficus condita (Brongniart, 1823) † (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
  78. Species Ficus cypraeoides Gabb, 1864 † accepted as Sycodes glabra (Shumard, 1858) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  79. Species Ficus duplinensis (B. Smith, 1907) † accepted as Ficus holmesii Conrad, 1867 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  80. Species Ficus eocenica Wrigley, 1929 † accepted as Priscoficus eocenica (Wrigley, 1929) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  81. Species Ficus ficoides (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Ficus ficus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Synonym)
  82. Species Ficus filosus [sic] accepted as Ficus filosa (G. B. Sowerby III, 1892) (Incorrect gender ending)
  83. Species Ficus howelli Clench & Aguayo, 1940 accepted as Ficus pellucida Deshayes, 1856 (Synonym)
  84. Species Ficus imperfectus P. Marshall & Murdoch, 1919 † accepted as Ficus imperfecta P. Marshall & Murdoch, 1919 †
  85. Species Ficus lindae Petuch, 1988 accepted as Ficus papyratia lindae Petuch, 1988 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  86. Species Ficus londini Wrigley, 1929 † accepted as Priscoficus londini (Wrigley, 1929) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  87. Species Ficus mamillatus Gabb, 1864 † accepted as Ficus mamillata Gabb, 1864 † (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
  88. Species Ficus margaretae Iredale, 1931 accepted as Ficus ficus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Synonym)
  89. Species Ficus nodiferus Gabb, 1869 † accepted as Ficus oregonensis (Conrad, 1848) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  90. Species Ficus papyratium (Say, 1822) † accepted as Ficus jacksonensis Olsson & Harbison † (unaccepted > misapplication, Incorrect gender ending; Considered misapplication and replaced as Ficus jacksonensis A. A. Olsson & A. Harbison, 1953)
  91. Species Ficus parvus Suter, 1917 † accepted as Ficus parva Suter, 1917 † (incorrect original gender ending)
  92. Species Ficus pellucidus [sic] accepted as Ficus pellucida Deshayes, 1856 (Incorrect gender ending)
  93. Species Ficus picta Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  94. Species Ficus plectatus Waring, 1917 † accepted as Oniscidia plectata (Waring, 1917) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  95. Species Ficus pyriformis Gabb, 1869 † accepted as Ficus modesta (Conrad, 1848) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  96. Species Ficus restorationensis Van Winkle [Palmer], 1918 † accepted as Ficus modesta (Conrad, 1848) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  97. Species Ficus rodeoensis English, 1914 † accepted as Trophosycon rodeoensis (English, 1914) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  98. Species Ficus sewelli (Prashad, 1927) accepted as Ficus investigatoris (E. A. Smith, 1894) (junior synonym)
  99. Species Ficus subintermedius [sic] † accepted as Ficus subintermedia (A. d'Orbigny, 1852) † (incorrect gender ending)
  100. Species Ficus tessellatus (Kobelt, 1881) accepted as Ficus eospila (F. Péron & Lesueur, 1807) (Synonym - Incorrect gender ending)
  101. Species Ficus transennus Suter, 1917 † accepted as Tatara transenna (Suter, 1917) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  102. Species Ficus tricarinatus (Lamarck, 1803) † accepted as Ficus tricarinata (Lamarck, 1803) † (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
  103. Species Ficus variegatus [sic] accepted as Ficus variegata Röding, 1798 (Incorrect gender ending)
  104. Species Ficus ventricosus [sic] accepted as Ficus ventricosa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) (Incorrect gender ending)
  105. Species Ficus villai Petuch, 1998 accepted as Ficus papyratia villai Petuch, 1998 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  106. Species Ficus vincenti Wrigley, 1929 † accepted as Priscoficus vincenti (Wrigley, 1929) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  107. Species Ficus wynoochensis C. E. Weaver, 1916 † accepted as Ficus modesta (Conrad, 1848) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  108. Subgenus Ficus (Diconoficus) Covacevich & Frassinetti, 1983 † represented as Ficus Röding, 1798
    1. Species Ficus (Diconoficus) austrinus Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992 † accepted as Austroficopsis austrinus (Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992) †
    2. Species Ficus (Diconoficus) meridionalis Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992 † accepted as Austroficopsis meridionalis (Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992) †
    3. Species Ficus (Diconoficus) gayana Covacevich & Frassinetti, 1980 † represented as Ficus gayana Covacevich & Frassinetti, 1980 †
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659
page(s): 148 [details] 
Nomenclature Ficus is feminine in gender.  
Nomenclature Ficus is feminine in gender. [details]

Nomenclature Röding listed "Bulla ficus" [Murex ficus Linnaeus, 1758] in the synonymy of Ficus communis Röding, 1798, and Murex ficus...  
Nomenclature Röding listed "Bulla ficus" [Murex ficus Linnaeus, 1758] in the synonymy of Ficus communis Röding, 1798, and Murex ficus is thus the type species of Ficus by tautonymy. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Ficus Röding, 1798. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205605 on 2026-05-22
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original description Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659
page(s): 148 [details] 

original description (of Pirula Montfort, 1810) Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571
page(s): vol. 2 p. 486 [details] 

original description (of Sycotypus J. E. Gray, 1847) Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyms and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913
page(s): p. 135 [details] 

original description (of Pyrula Lamarck, 1799) Lamarck, J.B.M. (1799). Prodrome d'une nouvelle classification des coquilles, comprenant une rédaction appropriée des caractères géneriques, et l'établissement d'un grand nombre de genres nouveaux. <em>Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris.</em> 1: 63-91., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13585626
page(s): 73 [details] 

original description (of Ficula Swainson, 1835) Swainson, W. (1835). The elements of modern conchology. Baldwin & Cradock, London, 62 pp., available online at http://books.google.fr/books?id=0eW-_B8V6IQC
page(s): p. 21-22, n. 105. [details] 

original description (of Ficopsis Conrad, 1866 †) Conrad, T. A. (1866). Further observations on Mr. Gabb's palaeontology of California. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> Volume 2(2), pp. 97-100., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15841063
page(s): p. 100. [details] 

original description (of Ficus (Diconoficus) Covacevich & Frassinetti, 1983 †) Covacevich, V.; Frassinetti, D. (1983). Diconoficus, nuevo subgénero de Ficus (Mollusca: Gastropoda) en la Formación Navidad, Mioceno, Chile central. <em>Revista Geológica de Chile.</em> 19-20: 105-110.
page(s): 106 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record Verhaeghe, M. & Poppe, G.T. (2000) <i> A Conchological Iconography</i> 3: <i>The family Ficidae</i>. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. [details] 

additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 73 [details] 
 
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Nomenclature Ficus is feminine in gender. [details]

Nomenclature Röding listed "Bulla ficus" [Murex ficus Linnaeus, 1758] in the synonymy of Ficus communis Röding, 1798, and Murex ficus is thus the type species of Ficus by tautonymy. [details]
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