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| Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda |
| Mitre
snails Family Mitridae updated Sep 12 Where seen? This bullet-shaped burrowing snail was seen on Changi. Features: 2-5cm. The shell is thick with fine ridges that form a chequered pattern. The shell has a dark 'skin' which can peel off. There is notch at the tip of the shell for the siphon to emerge. The animal is white with a broad foot and short tentacles. Its operculum is small and brown. What does it eat? Mitre snails are carnivorous and many feed on worms. They may also scavenge. |
 One big one with two smaller ones. Mating? Changi, Aug 12 |
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 Changi, Aug 12 |
 Changi, Aug 12 |
Mitre snails on Singapore shores
| Photos for free download from wildsingapore flickr |
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Mitridae recorded for Singapore from Tan Siong Kiat and Henrietta P. M. Woo, 2010 Preliminary Checklist of The Molluscs of Singapore.
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| Acknowledgement Thanks to Neo Mei Lin for sorting out the identification of this snail on her blog. Links
References
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Graham Brash, Singapore. 145 pp.|
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