Snail ID

CoRPS · 11/30/2008, 08:16 PM

When I went to the LFS today I asked for some nassarius snails. He brought me back these and at the time I didn't know what nassarius' looked like. Came home and googled and came back with... well, not these.

I think they are banded trochus snails

Edit: The upper part of their foot is black and the bottom is a fleshy white color. Also they are standing ontop of a empty hermit shell.

CoRPS · 11/30/2008, 08:26 PM

Oh check this out, one has a barnacle on it

pagojoe · 12/01/2008, 12:25 AM

Yep, they're Trochus snails, not Nassarius.

Cheers,

Don

11/30/2008, 08:16 PM	#1
CoRPS Big Time Reefer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: P-RINE Posts: 2,887	Snail ID When I went to the LFS today I asked for some nassarius snails. He brought me back these and at the time I didn't know what nassarius' looked like. Came home and googled and came back with... well, not these. I think they are banded trochus snails Edit: The upper part of their foot is black and the bottom is a fleshy white color. Also they are standing ontop of a empty hermit shell.

11/30/2008, 08:26 PM	#2
CoRPS Big Time Reefer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: P-RINE Posts: 2,887	Oh check this out, one has a barnacle on it

12/01/2008, 12:25 AM	#3
pagojoe Team RC Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Conroe, TX Posts: 2,761	Yep, they're Trochus snails, not Nassarius. Cheers, Don