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| Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Family Ellobiidae |
| Mangrove
ear snail Cassidula sp. Family Ellobiidae updated Jul 2020 Where seen? This snail is sometimes seen in our back mangroves, creeping around and on the base of mangrove trees. It breathes air (instead of through gills like most other marine snails). The shell opening resembles an ear. Features: 2.5-4cm. Shell thick and oval, plain black or dark brown with wide white rim around the front. Underside white around the shell opening. Species of mangrove ear snails are not easy to tell apart in the field. Sometimes confused with the Banded mangrove ear snail which has bands on its shell and is pink around the shell opening. What does it eat? It grazes on algae growing on mangrove trees and on the ground. |
 Berlayar Creek, Mar 09 |
 Berlayar Creek, Mar 09 |
| Mangrove ear snails on Singapore shores |
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