Atlantic Figsnail

Ficus ficus

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth6–64 m
Water temperature22–29 °C
Best monthsJune and October
How commonOccasional

About this species

Ficus ficus or the paper fig shell is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ficidae, the fig shells.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Ficus ficus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 9 records
February: 10 records
March: 10 records
April: 15 records
May: 8 records
June: 61 records
July: 28 records
August: 9 records
September: 8 records
October: 43 records
November: 22 records
December: 4 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 6–64 m · Deepest record: 116.5 m

0–10 m: 28 records
10–20 m: 18 records
20–30 m: 34 records
30–40 m: 38 records
40–50 m: 13 records
50–60 m: 45 records
60–70 m: 14 records
70–80 m: 10 records
80–90 m: 2 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110–120 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C

22–24 °C: 39 records
24–26 °C: 160 records
26–28 °C: 39 records
28–30 °C: 9 records

Names and classification

English: Atlantic Figsnail, Paper Fig Shell

Names in 4 more languages

Spanish: Caracol higo
Japanese: ビワガイ
Korean: 표주박고둥
Simplified Chinese: 小枇杷螺

Other scientific names: Bulla ficus, Ficus communis, Ficus ficoides, Ficus margaretae, Murex ficus, Pirula ficus, Pyrula ficoides, Pyrula ficus

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Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
402 open-data records from 1758 to 2018.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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