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| shelled snails text index | photo index |
| Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Family Trochidae |
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under-a-stone top shell snail awaiting identification* Family Trochidae updated Feb 11 Where seen? This tiny snail is often seen in small groups under stones on some of our shores. Features: 1-1.5cm. Shell round with fine ribs. Shell opening has shiny mother of pearl and is ribbed. Upper surface is sometimes reddish. A thin flexible operculum made out of a horn-like material. |
 Chek Jawa, May 05 |
 Labrador, Mar 05 |
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Small under-a-stone top shell snails on Singapore shores
 Sisters Island, Feb 08 |
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 Kusu Island, Feb 05  |
 Labrador, Mar 05  |
 Sisters Island, May 08  |
more photos of small under-a-stone top shell snails on Singapore shores
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
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