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Ficus ficus or the paper fig shell is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropodmollusk in the familyFicidae, 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 on the eastern coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina through the Caribbean Sea to the Gulf of Mexico.[2]References
- ^ abFicus 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.
- ^ abPaper Fig Shell: A Fragile, Shapely Beauty Retrieved 2011-11-29.
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Sources and Credits
- (c) Biopix, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.biopix.com/PhotosMedium/JCS%20Ficus%20ficus%2015263.jpg
- (c) Natural History Museum Rotterdam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://images.marinespecies.org/resized/66745_ficus-ficus.jpg
- (c) Natural History Museum Rotterdam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://images.marinespecies.org/resized/66746_ficus-ficus.jpg
- (c) Femorale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.femorale.com/shellphotos/detail.asp?species=Ficus%20ficus%20(L.,%201758)
- (c) Veronidae, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/Ficus_comunis_001.jpg
- (c) Unknown, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/17317598
