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| shelled snails text index | photo index |
| Phylum Mollusca > Order Gastropoda |
limpets, limpet-like animals and other strangely shaped snails
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1-2cm.
Shell conical with 10-12 strong broad white ribs. No hole at the
tip. On boulders near the high water mark.
Commonly seen on many of our shores.
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1cm. Shell conical with many fine white ribs. No hole at the tip. On boulders near the high water mark. Commonly seen on some of our shores. | 2cm. Shell conical, larger and flatter with many strong ribs (20 or more). On big boulders. Sometimes seen on our Southern shores. |
2-3cm. Shell conical, larger, thick, with 7-8 strong white ribs.
On boulders near the high water mark. Commonly seen on many of our
shores.
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2-3cm. Shell conical thin smooth with fine lines. No hole at the tip. In shady places on boulders. Sometimes seen on our Northern shores. |
| 1cm. Shell conical with fine ribs and a hole in the tip. Under stones. Sometimes seen on some of our shores. |
1-2cm.
Shell conical, white, pinkish or reddish. Inside a shell occupied
by a hermit crab. Also on rocks. Commonly seen on our Northern shores.
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1-3.5cm. Shell white, flat. Found on the inside of a shell occupied by a hermit crab, also on underside of horseshoe crabs. Commonly seen on our Northern shores. | Coiled tubes on hard surfaces. Tube opening 1-2cm in diameter, coils 10cm long or more. Rocky shores. Sometimes seen on our Northern shores. | |
| 2-3cm. Body much larger than small narrow shell. Body in various colours from black, beige to white. Under stones. Commonly seen on our Northern shores. | 3mm-10cm. Oval body with 8 overlapping plates along the centre. Found on hard surfaces: rocks, shells. Sometimes seen on some of our shores. |
These are NOT molluscs
how to tell apart
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