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| shelled snails text index | photo index |
| Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Family Muricidae |
| Spiny
drill awaiting identification* Family Muricidae updated Oct 10 Where seen? This spiny drill is often seen alone or small numbers on large boulders and seawalls. Commonly seen on our Southern shores. Features: 3-6cm. Shell thick with blunt spines. Shell opening wide, pale sometimes with some dark markings, no 'teeth'. The operculum is brown. |
 St. John's Island, May 07 |
 Underside |
 Closer look at shell opening. |
Spiny drills on Singapore shores
 Labrador, May 06  |
 Pulau Hantu, Jan 06  |
 Labrador, Aug 07  |
*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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