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02/25/2007, 11:21 PM
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Snail ID please - 6 IDs - 6 Pics
Could someone give me some IDs please. I have a few snails I need valid IDs for.
Thanks Image 1  Image 2  Image 3  Image 4  Image 5  Image 6 
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02/26/2007, 12:14 AM
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Image 5:Melongena corona
http://www.jaxshells.org/mcorona5.htm http://www.weeksbay.org/newsletter/Spr_2003/Pg11_2.htm Image 6: Need photo of the actual shell and aperture of the animal, but most likely a Busycon sp. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knobbed_whelk They are both cool predators of bivalves etc. |
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02/26/2007, 07:16 AM
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1, 3, and 5 are Turbo or a related genus that feeds on algae and is good for reef tanks. Was 3 locally collected? It may not do well in year-long the warm temperatures of a reef aquarium. 2 is Nassarius and is a carrion eater.
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02/26/2007, 07:40 AM
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Your fork-tailed snail is likely a nassarius, a carrion-eater, good for the tank.
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02/27/2007, 02:36 AM
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Hi o2zen,
I'm a "shell" identifier more than an animal identifier, so it's harder for me to tell you what they are by looking at the foot, but... Image 1 appears to Lithopoma caelatum, a turbinid from Florida and the Caribbean, and Image 3 looks to be Turbo castanea, another (uncommon) Florida/Caribbean species. I think the others already have good ID's, except I can't tell enough about Image 4 to give you a good guess, and since your Busycon appears to be sinistral, it should be Busycon contrarium. http://www.gastropods.com/9/Shell_1789.html http://www.gastropods.com/7/Shell_1787.html http://www.gastropods.com/7/Shell_17.html Cheers, Don |
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02/27/2007, 06:32 PM
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Image 2 is a Super Tongan Nassarius Snail.
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