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| Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Family Nassariidae |
| Speckled
whelk Nassarius limnaeiformis Family Nassariidae updated Aug 2020 Where seen? This whelk with a white body speckled black is sometimes seen on our Southern shores. It is also known as Nassarius limnaeformis. Features: About 2.5cm. Shell thick conical smooth. Shell pattern varies from plain brown to spiralling chevron band and/or fine red lines. Body white with black speckles, very long siphon and short tentacles. Operculum orange. |
 Terumbu Semakau, Apr 13 |
 Terumbu Semakau, Apr 13 |
 Patterned spiralling band on shell. Cyrene Reef, Mar 13 |
| Speckled whelks on Singapore shores |
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