Common name : fig snails

Aspect : pear- or fig-shaped, inflated body whorl, short to moderate spire; size 30–150 mm; Very large aperture, oval, occupying most of shell length; thin outer lip, often finely denticulate; smooth columella; reticulated lattice of fine spiral and axial threads; translucent, papery-thin periostracum; cream to light brown color, often with brown spiral bands or blotches; white aperture

Feeding : carnivorous, opportunistic scavengers on dead or dying marine animals (fish, crustaceans, mollusks) occasionally prey on live, slow-moving invertebrates (e.g., sea cucumbers, brittle stars)

Environment : absent in cold waters; tropical to warm-temperate; Indo-West Pacific (highest diversity), eastern Pacific, Western Atlantic (fewer species) in sand, muddy sand, coral rubble; 5–300 m depth