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| shelled snails text index | photo index |
| Phylum Mollusca > Order Gastropoda |
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index of snails on Singapore shores small snails (1-2cm) on and under rocks |
| 0.8-1cm. Shell thin with tiny knobs, often bleached white. On boulders near the high water mark. Sometimes seen on some of our shores. | 1-2cm. Shells thin, smooth with fine grooves. Colour variable: black to pale with striped pattern. On boulders, mangroves, coastal plants. Commonly seen on many of our shores. | 0.8-1cm. Shell thin, more rounded than other periwinkles. Colours variable. On boulders. Sometimes seen on some of our shores. | 2-2.5cm. Shell with squarish spiral cords. In small groups on large boulders or seawalls. Commonly seen on our Southern shores. |
| 1.5-2cm. Shell thick, pale with a net-like pattern of dark thick lines. Under stones. Sometimes seen on some of our Southern shores. | 1.5-2cm. Shell thick, black with white or yellow zig-zag stripes. Red or orange ones sometimes seen. On and under stones. Commonly seen in small groups on many of our Southern shores. | 1-1.5cm. Shell round with fine ridges, mother of pearl at shell opening. Sometimes seen under stones on some of our shores. | 2cm. Shell thick, coiled to form overall conical shape. Operculum conical, resembling a drill. On rocks and rubble. Seldom seen on our shores. |
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