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| Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Family Columbellidae |
| Turtle
dove snail Pardalina testudinaria* Family Columbellidae updated Oct 10 Where seen? This little snail with a net-like pattern on the shell is sometimes seen in small groups under stones on some of our Southern shores. It was previously known as Pyrene pardalina and Pyrene testudinaria. Features: 1.5-2cm. Shell thick, pale (white or beige) with a net-like pattern of dark thick lines. Testudo means tortoise or turtle, perhaps referring to this shell pattern. Operculum is narrow and made of a horn-like material. Some seen have shells that are very thin at the shell opening: possibly a young snail? |
 Sentosa, Jun 05 |
 Sentosa, Jun 05 |
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 Thinner shell at shell opening. |
Turtle dove snails on Singapore shores
 St John's Island, Mar 05 |
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 Sentosa, Nov 11 |
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 Sentosa, Jun 05 |
 Sentosa, Jun 05 |
 Lazarus Island, Jun 02 |
more photos of turtle dove snails on Singapore shores
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Graham Brash, Singapore. 145 pp.|
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