Ficus ficus
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Ficidae |
| Genus: | Ficus |
| Species: | F. ficus |
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| Ficus ficus (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
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Ficus ficus or the paper fig shell is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ficidae, the fig shells.[1]
Description
Ficus ficus is an unusual shaped thin shell being somewhat pear-shaped with a long narrow aperture and four whorls. The spire is tiny. The shell may reach 5 ins (12 cm) in length. There is a trellis-like sculpture of fine striations on the pinkish surface. The inside is orange and there is no operculum. There is a large foot with two curved flaps near the head and a single long siphon.[2]
Distribution
Ficus ficus is found in the Indian Ocean and the West Pacific
References
- 1 2 Ficus ficus (Linnaeus, C., 1758). WoRMS (2009). Ficus ficus (Linnaeus, C., 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=214982 on 6 June 2010.
- ↑ Paper Fig Shell: A Fragile, Shapely Beauty Retrieved 2011-11-29.
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