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| Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Family Turridae |
| Javan
turrid snail Turricula javana Family Turridae updated Sep 12 Where seen? This elegant snail is sometimes seen on sandy areas near seagrasses on our Northern shores. The Family Turridae is among the largest of marine snails and members are often difficult to distinguish. Features: 5-7cm. Shell thin, conical with spiralling ridge of knobs and a pointed tip through which the siphon sticks out. The shell is usually not encrusted, plain pale brown or beige. Body pale with brownish spots with long muscular foot. Short tentacles, very long siphon which has a black tip. Operculum thin, flexible, made of a horn-like material, yellowish. It is often seen ploughing through the sand with its long muscular foot. |
 Chek Jawa, Sep 10 |
 Chek Jawa, Sep 03 |
 Chek Jawa, Sep 10 |
 Chek Jawa, Sep 10 |
 East Coast Park, Nov 08 |
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Javan turrid snails on Singapore shores
| Photos for free download from wildsingapore flickr |
| Acknowlegement With grateful thanks to Tan Siong Kiat of the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research for identifying this snail. Links
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