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| shelled snails text index | photo index |
| Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Family Muricidae |
| Grooved
spiny drill awaiting identification* Family Muricidae updated Oct 08 Where seen? This small drill is often seen in groups on hard surfaces such as pipes, jetty legs as well as rocks and seawalls. Also sometimes seen in groups on silty sandy shores feeding on nest mussels (Muscilista sp.) Commonly seen on Changi. Features: 2-3cm. Shell not as thick as the other more commonly encountered Drills. The shell has fine grooves and regularly spaced short points. Operculum orange or yellow. |
 Changi, Jul 05 |
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Grooved spiny drills on Singapore shores
 Changi, Jul 08 |
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 Changi, May 05 |
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*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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