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Ficus eospila Spotted Fig Shell

Ficus eospila is commonly referred to as Spotted 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.

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Ficus eospila,Port Hedland WA 6721, Australia 2024


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lexID:
18475 
AphiaID:
414655 
Scientific:
Ficus eospila 
German:
Gefleckte Feigenschnecke 
English:
Spotted Fig Shell 
Category:
Kotilot 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Ficidae (Family) > Ficus (Genus) > eospila (Species) 
Initial determination:
(F. Péron & Lesueur, ), 1807 
Occurrence:
Australia, Endemic species 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
1.18" - 2.76" (3,0cm - 7,9cm) 
Food:
Carnivore, Invertebrates, Predatory, Worms, Zoobenthos 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
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 13:31:35 

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Ficus eospila (F. Péron & Lesueur, 1807)

Ficus eospila is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ficidae,common known as the fig shells.

Synonymised names
Ficula tessellata Kobelt, 1874 · unaccepted (Synonym)
Ficus tessellatus (Kobelt, 1881) · unaccepted (Synonym - Incorrect gender ending)
Pyrula eospila F. Péron & Lesueur, 1807 · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

  1. Atlas of Living Australia (en). Abgerufen am 14.07.2026.

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Ficus eospila,Port Hedland WA 6721, Australia 2024
Ficus eospila,Port Hedland WA 6721, Australia 2024
Ficus eospila,Port Hedland WA 6721, Australia 2024

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