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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Like many other larger Nerites, this tiny snail has a pin-striped body!
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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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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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I have yet to find out the identify of this beautiful snail.
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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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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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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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Sometimes seen under stones, this snail has a body much bigger than its tiny shell.
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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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My first time seeing this cowrie!
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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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This cowrie is among those commonly seen on Singapore shores.
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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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This is among the most commonly encountered cowries on Singapore shores.
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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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Sometimes, red ones are seem among the more common black ones.
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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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These tiny bright red snails are commonly seen on undisturbed mangrove mud.
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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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These clams can sometimes be seen on Singapore reefs, although they are sadly, under pressure from overcollection.
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A gorgeous little bivalve with delicate patterns, it is sometimes seen on our Northern shores.
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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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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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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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