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| molluscs text index | photo index |
| Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda |
| Hairy
slug or snail? How to tell them apart? updated Oct 08 |
| Hairy and sluggish Some 'furry' looking slugs and snails are often mistaken for one another. |
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Hairy
sea hare
Bursatella leachii |
Furry
sea hare
Stylocheilus sp. |
Miliaris
cowrie
Cypraea miliaris |
| It is a sea hare | It is a sea hare | It is a snail with a shell. |
| Does not have an external shell as an adult. Does not retract its body into a shell. | Does not have an external shell as an adult. Does not retract its body into a shell. | Has a smooth shiny external shell. Can retract the body mantle completely into the shell. |
| Has two pairs of 'tentacles', one pair of oral tentacles at the front of the head, and one pair of rhinophores on top of the head. | Has two pairs of 'tentacles', one pair of oral tentacles at the front of the head, and one pair of rhinophores on top of the head. | Has only one pair of slim tentacles. |
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| Has large 'hairy' projections on the oral tentacles. | Does not have large 'hairy' projections on the oral tentacles. | |
| More 'hairy'. | Less 'hairy' and has fine lines on the body. | |
| Has no siphon | Has no siphon | Has a siphon |
More comparisons
how to tell apart slugs and animals that look like slugs
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