Snail ID

Discussion in 'Inverts' started by jaidexl, Apr 1, 2007.

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  1. jaidexl

    jaidexl Astrea Snail

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    Snail ID (found it, Stomatella varia)

    This little dude hitched in on an Astraea snail. He crawls really fast and his little antennae are all over the place. Shell is flat and bean shaped but not a Limpet or Abalone. This shell has a spiral starting way at the back. Really slug shaped body and has little flaps coming out like ears but they're so thin you can see straight through them. He's no bigger than a seed, but I stared at him long enough to get details for the pic I made up.

    Any one know what species it is and if it's reef safe?

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    Last edited: Apr 1, 2007
    jaidexl, Apr 1, 2007
    jaidexl, Apr 1, 2007
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  2. jaidexl

    jaidexl Astrea Snail

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    Finally found it, [FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Stomatella varia.[/FONT]
     
    jaidexl, Apr 1, 2007
    jaidexl, Apr 1, 2007
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