Ficus is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ficidae, the fig shells.
This is the type genus of the family Ficidae. Previously it has been categorized in the family Muricidae by Tryon, 1873) and Tritonidae (by Mörch)
The light, pyriform shell is ventricose, ribbed, and cancellated. The spire very short. The aperture large. The smooth columella is simple. The elongated canal is straight. The thin outer lip is entire. There is no umbilicus.
Species within the genus Ficus include:
Ficus eospila (Péron & Lesueur, 1807)Ficus ficus Linnaeus, C., 1758Ficus filosa (G. B. Sowerby III, 1892)Ficus gracilis (Sowerby, G.B. I, 1825)† Ficus holmesii Conrad, 1867Ficus investigatoris (Smith, E. A., 1906)Ficus lindae Petuch, 1988Ficus papyratia (Say, 1822)Ficus pellucida Deshayes, 1856Ficus variegata Röding, 1798Ficus ventricosa (Sowerby, G. B. (I), 1825)Species brought into synonymyFicus atlanticus Clench & Aguayo, 1940 : synonym of Ficus pellucida Deshayes, 1856Ficus carolae Clench, 1945 : synonym of Ficus papyratia carolae Clench, 1945Ficus communis Röding, 1798: synonym of Ficus ficus (Linnaeus, 1758)Ficus ficoides (Lamarck, 1822) : synonym of Ficus ficus (Linnaeus, 1758)Ficus filosus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1892) : synonym of Ficus filosa (G. B. Sowerby III, 1892)Ficus howelli Clench & Aguayo, 1940 : synonym of Ficus pellucida Deshayes, 1856Ficus lindae Petuch, 1988 : synonym of Ficus papyratia lindae Petuch, 1988Ficus margaretae Iredale, 1931 : synonym of Ficus ficus (Linnaeus, 1758)Ficus pellucidus Deshayes, 1856 accepted as Ficus pellucida Deshayes, 1856Ficus subintermedius (d'Orbigny, 1852) : synonym of Ficus ficus (Linnaeus, 1758)Ficus tessellatus (Kobelt, 1881) : synonym of Ficus eospila (Péron & Lesueur, 1807)Ficus variegatus Röding, 1798 : synonym of Ficus variegata Röding, 1798Ficus ventricosus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) : synonym of Ficus ventricosa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)Ficus villai Petuch, 1998: synonym of Ficus papyratia villai Petuch, 1998
