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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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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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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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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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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 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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