One Ficus Ficus (Fig Shell) measuring 2 to 3 inches *****

One Ficus Ficus (Fig Shell) measuring 2 to 3 inches.

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Ficus ficus common name paper fig shell is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ficidae, the fig shells.

Ficus Ficus are found in the Indian Ocean and the West Pacific.

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 inches in length. The maximum recorded shell length is about 6 inches. 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.

(REF: Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence)

The minimum recorded depth for this species is less than a foot in the intertidal zone to about 578 feet in depth.

(REF: Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence" )

Scientific classification

Domain: Eukaryota

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Gastropoda

Subclass: Caenogastropoda

Order: Littorinimorpha

Family: Ficidae

Genus: Ficus

Species: F. ficus

Binomial name: Ficus Ficus

(Linnaeus, 1758)