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| Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Family Potamididae |
| Rodong
snail Telescopium telescopium Family Potamididae updated Aug 10
Where seen? This large snail is about the size and shape of an ice-cream cone! It is commonly seen in our mangroves, on mud, sometimes in the hundreds covering a large area. It is also called 'Rodong' or 'Berongan' in Malay. Features: 8-15cm. The largest of our Horn snails, the heavy conical shell is actually beautifully marked but the patterns are usually hidden by mud and other encrusting animals. The outer lip is thin and not flared. Operculum small and circular. The animal is velvety black with a highly extendible proboscis. There is a third eye on its mantle margin, in addition to a pair of eyes at the tentacles. It can stay out of water for long periods of time. What does it eat? Rodong sucks up detritus and algae from the mud surface at low tide, using its proboscis. |
 Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Mar 06  |
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are almost certain to see many of large snails on mudflats
in the mangroves.
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 Laying eggs? Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Mar 06 |
 Mating? Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Mar 06 |
Rodong snails on Singapore shores
 Chek Jawa, Jul 02 |
 Chek Jawa, Nov 01 |
 Pasir Ris Park, Jun 10 |
 Sungei Buloh Besar, Apr 11  |
 Pulau Semakau, Feb 08  |
 Pulau Semakau, Jan 09  |
 Sungei Buloh Besar, Apr 11 |
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 Pulau Semakau, Dec 04 |
 Pulau Sudong, Dec 09 |
 Sentosa Serapong, Apr 11 |
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References
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Graham Brash, Singapore. 145 pp.|
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