Ficus filosa
- Usual depth196–396 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsJune and December
- How commonRare
About this species
Ficus filosus, common name: the threaded 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 filosa”, 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: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 196–396 m · Deepest record: 395.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- イシバシビワガイ
Other scientific names: Ficula reticulata, Ficus filosus, Pyrula filosa, Pyrula reticulata
Similar species
- graceful fig shell
Ficus gracilis
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).
- 107 open-data records from 1959 to 2011.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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