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| shelled snails text index | photo index |
| Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Family Littorinidae |
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periwinkle snail Echinolittorina vidua Family Littorinidae updated Oct 10 Where seen? This little snail with an almost round shell is often seen on some of our rocky shores. Usually near the high water mark on large boulders. Features: 0.8-1cm. Shell is more rounded than other periwinkles commonly found in the same zone. Shell thin with fine grooves. Colour and pattern variable. Operculum thin and is made of a horn-like material. Body plain and pale with short tentacles. Previously known as Nodilittorina vidua. |
 Sentosa, Oct 03 |
 Chek Jawa, May 05 |
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Round periwinkle snails on Singapore shores
 Labrador, Apr 04  |
 Chek Jawa, May 05  |
 East Coast, Jun 06  |
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
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