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| shelled snails text index | photo index |
| Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Family Naticidae |
| Lined
moon snail Natica lineata Family Naticidae updated Nov 08 Where seen? This beautiful moon snail is rarely seen, usually in silty sand near seagrasses. Features: 2-3cm. Shell spherical with the spiral tip sticking out a little. Colour white or beige with fine brown somewhat wavy lines. The body is pale beige or white with a brownish patches. The operculum is shelly and is smooth and pearly white. |
 Changi, Nov 08 |
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Lined moon snails on Singapore shores
 Changi, Jul 07 |
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 East Coast, Nov 08 |
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 Changi, Oct 07 |
 Empty shell of dead snail. Chek Jawa, Feb 02 |
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