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| shelled snails text index | photo index |
| Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Family Naticidae |
| Tiger
moon snail Natica tigrina Family Naticidae updated Nov 08 Where seen? This moon snail with a spotted shell is sometimes seen on our sandy Northern shores. Undisturbed shores may have large numbers of them. Features: 2-3cm. Shell spherical with the spiral tip sticking out quite a bit. Colour white or beige with brown or black spots. (It is more of a leopard pattern than a tiger pattern). The operculum is shelly and is smooth and white sometimes with bright yellow or black patches. The body is plain white or beige without markings. |
 Tuas, Apr 05 |
 Mating? |
 Spiral tip sticking out. |
 Close up of shell opening and operculum. |
Tiger moon snails on Singapore shores
 Chek Jawa, Oct 08 |
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 East Coast, Nov 08 |
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 Eating a razor clam! Chek Jawa, Jul 08 |
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