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Guamanian Nerite (Clithon oualaniense)Observer
wildsingaporePlace
Missing LocationDescription
Like many other larger Nerites, this tiny snail has a pin-striped body!
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Guamanian Nerite (Clithon oualaniense)Observer
wildsingaporeDescription
These tiny snails are now rarely seen. The patterns on the shells look like they've been drawn with a fine felt pen.They listed among the threatened animals of Singapore.
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Guamanian Nerite (Clithon oualaniense)Observer
wildsingaporeDescription
These minute snails, each with a different patttern on its shell, are found in areas with some freshwater input, usually near mangroves and icky drainage canals.
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Tanea areolataObserver
wildsingaporeDescription
This beautiful unidentified moon snail was seen on coral rubble. It seems to have a small snail shell stuck on its behind. Is it excreting a snail it ate? Hmm...
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Naticarius zonalisObserver
wildsingaporeDescription
I have yet to find out the identify of this beautiful snail.
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Lined Moon Snail (Tanea lineata)Observer
wildsingaporeDescription
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Tiger Moon Snail (Paratectonatica tigrina)Observer
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Missing LocationDescription
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Nassa Mud Shell (Nassarius livescens)Observer
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Rare-spined Murex (Murex trapa)Observer
wildsingaporeDescription
This is a snail of great length. With a long foot, long tentacles, and very long siphon in a very long siphonal canal.
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Spiral Melongena (Volegalea cochlidium)Observer
wildsingaporeDescription
This large snail is often overlooked as its shell is covered with tiny hairs that traps silt. But it is quite common on Singapore shores and lays large egg capsules.
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Periwinkle Snails (Family Littorinidae)Observer
wildsingaporeDescription
All kinds of small but tough snails can be found living on the rocks. At low tide, they hunker down, often squeezing into crevices or crowding shady spots. They move about at high tide or when it's cool to graze on algae growing on the rocks.
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Duck-billed Limpets (Genus Scutus)Observer
wildsingaporeDescription
Sometimes seen under stones, this snail has a body much bigger than its tiny shell.
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Cowries (Family Cypraeidae)Observer
wildsingaporeDescription
Cowries are good mothers. This mum is guarding her eggs under a stone. I didn't want to disturb this mama cowrie in order to find out what species she was.
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Four-spotted Cowrie (Eclogavena quadrimaculata)Observer
wildsingaporeDescription
My first time seeing this cowrie!
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Onyx Cowrie (Erronea onyx)Observer
wildsingaporeDescription
Singapore has lost many of our cowrie species due to habitat loss. The beautiful black-and-gold Onyx cowrie is listed among the threatened animals of Singapore.
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Golden-mouth Cowrie (Erronea ovum)Observer
wildsingaporeDescription
This cowrie is among those commonly seen on Singapore shores.
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Naria miliarisObserver
wildsingaporeDescription
This cowrie is often seen in pairs. This particular one is a devoted mama keeping a watch on the eggs that she has laid. Many species of cowries are good parents. Alas, the Miliaris cowrie is listed among the threatened animals of Singapore.
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Erroneous Cowry (Erronea errones)Observer
wildsingaporeDescription
This is among the most commonly encountered cowries on Singapore shores.
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Arabian Cowry (Mauritia arabica)Observer
wildsingaporeDescription
This large and beautiful cowrie is still sometimes encountered on undisturbed shores. It is listed among the threatened animals of Singapore.
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Lightning Dove Shell (Pictocolumbella ocellata)Observer
wildsingaporeDescription
Sometimes, red ones are seem among the more common black ones.
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Dotted Dove Shell (Euplica scripta)Observer
wildsingaporeDescription
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Genus BufonariaObserver
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Missing LocationDescription
According to Tan, K. S. & L. M. Chou, 2000. A Guide to the Common Seashells of Singapore, "this undetermined species of Bufonaria is rare intertidally and usually only seen in dredge samples taken offshore. Very little is known about them."
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Red Mangrove Snail (Optediceros breviculum)Observer
wildsingaporeDescription
These tiny bright red snails are commonly seen on undisturbed mangrove mud.
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Boring Giant Clam (Tridacna crocea)Observer
wildsingaporeDescription
Giant clams can still be seen on Singapore's reefs. When submerged, the fleshy body of this burrowing clam remains extended so the animal looks like luscious lips!
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Order VeneridaObserver
wildsingaporeDescription
A large bivalve that is often seen on our Northern shores. I think people eat these animals. These clams usually lie buried and stick their siphon to the surface. Here you can see a little of the siphon sticking out to the right side of the photo.
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Venus Clams (Family Veneridae)Observer
wildsingaporeDescription
A gorgeous little bivalve with delicate patterns, it is sometimes seen on our Northern shores.
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Genus SolenObserver
wildsingaporeDescription
This burrowing bivalve has thin long shells and a long strong foot as well as a very long siphon. It can dig into the sand very rapidly.
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Genus PinnaObserver
wildsingaporeDescription
These large clams usually lie buried with their pointed ends deep in the ground and their razor-sharp edges facing upwards. These bivalves are listed among the threatened animals of Singapore.
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Asian Date Mussel (Arcuatula senhousia)Observer
wildsingaporeDescription
These tiny bivalves with thin shells live together in a 'nest' made out of their byssal threads. Countless numbers may form spongey layers that carpet large areas of sand, rock and other intertidal habitats.
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Genus MalleusObserver
wildsingaporeDescription
This animal with a T-shaped shell is a bivalve! It is quite commonly seen on Cyrene Reefs.
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