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snail Ficus variegata Family Ficidae updated Jan 12 Where seen? These snails are not commonly encountered. Mainly on wide clean sandy shores that are buried marine life. They are usually more active at night. At low tide they are usually buried in the sand and only emerge at high tide. Features: 8-10cm long. The thin but strong shell is shaped like a fig, with a very short spire and large shell opening. The shell is covered by two flaps of the mantle. The foot is large. The snails have a large head with two long tentacles, a very long proboscis, and a long siphon. They do not have an operculum as adults. |
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Fig snails on Singapore shores
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Ficidae recorded for Singapore from Tan Siong Kiat and Henrietta P. M. Woo, 2010 Preliminary Checklist of The Molluscs of Singapore.
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Graham Brash, Singapore. 145 pp.|
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