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shelled snails
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Phylum
Mollusca
> Class
Gastropoda
Photo index of shelled snails on Singapore shores
tiny snails
(1cm or less)
in various shapes and ecosystems
small snails
(1-2cm)
on and under rocks
sand, seagrasses and elsewhere
medium snails
(2-5cm)
with oval shells
medium snails
(2-5cm)
with round or conical shells
on and under rocks
on sand and elswhere
medium snails
(2-5cm)
with long shell
on rocks, mangrove trees and hard surfaces
on sand and reefs
large snails
(5-8cm)
in various shapes and various ecosystems
very large snails
(8cm and more)
in various shapes and various ecosystems
limpets
limpet-like and other strangely shaped snails
slugs with external shell
These are NOT snails
hermit crabs
Phylum Crustacea
These animals live in
shells of dead snails.
Barnacles
Order Ciripedia
SubPhylum Crustacea
how to tell apart
shelled animals found on rocks
photo index of
molluscs on this site
Phylum Mollusca
all molluscs
Class Gastropoda
snails with shells
tiny
<1cm
small 1-2cm
rocks
elsewhere
medium 2-5cm
oval shell
long shell
rocks
elsewhere
round shell
rocks
elsewhere
large
5-8cm
very large
>8cm
limpets
& other shapes
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