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| Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Family Pyramidellidae |
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ear pyramid snail Otopleura auriscati Family Pyramidellidae updated Feb 11 Where seen? This snail is sometimes seen in sandy sheltered man-made lagoons. Often, a pair or a handful are seen among the more numerous Bazillion snails (Batillaria zonalis). According to Abbott, it is uncommon. Features: 2-2.5cm. Shell rather cylindrical with a conical end and a large ear-shaped shell opening. It is among the larger of the pyramid snails, which are mostly very tiny parasitic snails. |
 Tanah Merah, Dec 09 |
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Car's ear pyramid snails on Singapore shores
 Tanah Merah, Oct 09 |
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 Sisters Island, Oct 10 |
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 Pulau Hantu, Jun 10 |
 Mating? Pulau Hantu, Jan 11 |
 Sisters Island, Feb 11 |
 Lazarus, Feb 11 |
| Acknowledgements With grateful thanks to James Box for identifying this snail on wildsingapore flickr.
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Graham Brash, Singapore. 145 pp.|
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