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| shelled snails text index | photo index |
| Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Family Ovulidae |
| Nectar
spindle cowrie Phenacovolva nectarea* Family Ovulidae updated Sep 2020 Where seen? This tiny elongated snail is sometimes seen on sea fans on our Northern shores. Features: 2-3cm. Shell thin and pointed at the ends. Shell colour peach or orange with white margins near the shell opening and white bars across the shell. Body white with maroon margin or all maroon, tentacles banded white and maroon. The mantle is maroon with yellow protruding bumps arising from white circles. The white circles may merge, forming bands across the body. The mantle is also sprinkled with darker maroon spots. Similar looking spindle cowrie species include Phenacovolva rosea. |
 Beting Bronok, Jul 05 |
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 Changi, Jun 13 |
| Hanging in there: Several of these snails were seen 'hanging' from a string of mucus on sea fans exposed out of water during low tide. |
 Changi, May 21 |
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 With rows of eggs? Changi, May 21 |
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
| Nectar spindle cowries on Singapore shores |
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| Other sightings on Singapore shores |
 Changi, Jul 12 |
 Pulau Ubin, Jul 17 |
 Photo shared by Loh Kok Sheng on facebook. |
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