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| Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Family Naticidae |
| Lined
moon snail Natica lineata Family Naticidae updated Aug 10 Where seen? This beautiful moon snail is rarely seen, usually in silty sand near seagrasses. Elsewhere, it is found on fine sandy to muddy bottoms. Features: 3-4cm. Shell spherical with the spiral tip sticking out a little. Colour white or beige with fine brown somewhat wavy spiralling stripes. The body is pale beige or white. The operculum is shelly and is smooth and pearly white. Human uses: It is collected in trawls for food and for the shell trade. |
 Changi, Nov 08 |
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Lined moon snails on Singapore shores
 Cyrene Reefs, Jan 09 |
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