ID of hitch hiker snail

me075064 · 10/12/2007, 06:06 AM

Hi all,

This came in on my live rock can anyone ID the type of snail it is please

Many thanks
John M

pagojoe · 10/12/2007, 08:41 PM

I can't tell enough about the snail from your pic to ID it, but if you can catch it and photograph it in a dish, or even take some (larger) photos of it with more than half the shell exposed, I can probably ID it. From your pic, it looks like it has a rounded spire with dark blotches, which may either be on the shell or may be parts of the animal seen though a transparent shell. Looks like it may be a marginellid, but hard to say from that pic.

Cheers,

Don

me075064 · 10/14/2007, 10:56 AM

Many thanks - I'll try and get a better picture the next time it comes out of hiding.

H.a.Z · 10/14/2007, 11:02 AM

Try compare with these:

http://www.reeflex.dk/eng/71/0/0/liste_Snails.htm

me075064 · 10/14/2007, 02:35 PM

Here are some more pictures.

Still not perfect but we need a new digital camera.

It doesn't look like a marginellid (picture: http://www.andrewjmartinez.com/collection/001901.jpg)

Many thanks for your help

pagojoe · 10/14/2007, 04:33 PM

Yeah, it's not a marginellid. It's either a trochid or a turbinid, and it looks to be a Trochus species. If it's a turbinid, it will have an operculum made of shell material. If it's a trochid, the operculum will be a transparent yellow disc. Either way, it's a nice guy, and will be a beneficial algae grazer.

Cheers,

Don

me075064 · 10/15/2007, 01:29 PM

Thanks thats great - from your info it's a turbinid.

Thanks for your help.

10/12/2007, 06:06 AM	#1
me075064 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Scunny uk Posts: 80	ID of hitch hiker snail Hi all, This came in on my live rock can anyone ID the type of snail it is please Many thanks John M __________________ John Mitchell My tank on RC: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1220178

10/14/2007, 10:56 AM	#3
me075064 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Scunny uk Posts: 80	Many thanks - I'll try and get a better picture the next time it comes out of hiding. __________________ John Mitchell My tank on RC: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1220178

10/14/2007, 02:35 PM	#5
me075064 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Scunny uk Posts: 80	Here are some more pictures. Still not perfect but we need a new digital camera. It doesn't look like a marginellid (picture: http://www.andrewjmartinez.com/collection/001901.jpg) Many thanks for your help __________________ John Mitchell My tank on RC: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1220178

10/15/2007, 01:29 PM	#7
me075064 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Scunny uk Posts: 80	Thanks thats great - from your info it's a turbinid. Thanks for your help. __________________ John Mitchell My tank on RC: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1220178

10/12/2007, 08:41 PM	#2
pagojoe Team RC Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Conroe, TX Posts: 2,761	I can't tell enough about the snail from your pic to ID it, but if you can catch it and photograph it in a dish, or even take some (larger) photos of it with more than half the shell exposed, I can probably ID it. From your pic, it looks like it has a rounded spire with dark blotches, which may either be on the shell or may be parts of the animal seen though a transparent shell. Looks like it may be a marginellid, but hard to say from that pic. Cheers, Don

10/14/2007, 11:02 AM	#4
H.a.Z Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 110	Try compare with these: http://www.reeflex.dk/eng/71/0/0/liste_Snails.htm

10/14/2007, 04:33 PM	#6
pagojoe Team RC Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Conroe, TX Posts: 2,761	Yeah, it's not a marginellid. It's either a trochid or a turbinid, and it looks to be a Trochus species. If it's a turbinid, it will have an operculum made of shell material. If it's a trochid, the operculum will be a transparent yellow disc. Either way, it's a nice guy, and will be a beneficial algae grazer. Cheers, Don