Is this a reef safe snail?? What is it?

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  1. reefersRus

    reefersRus Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Does anyone know what this snail is? I found it on some live rock. It never goes in the sand. Just stays on the rock. Is it reef safe?

    Thank you for your help.
     

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  2. reefersRus

    reefersRus Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    P.S. the snail's tube is checkered black and white. The shell it striped and fuzzy. No it is not algea, I checked. It is like little bristles in rowes with the color(wierd)
     
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  3. cbrooks

    cbrooks Plankton

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    It looks like a nassarius snail with that antenna sticking out, in which case it is reef safe, although after looking at mine they don't seem to have the stiped shell or checks on the antenna, so I can't be sure.
     
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  4. reefersRus

    reefersRus Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    It is definatly not a nassarius snail. This is only alike in that the tube sticks up.
     
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  5. Jason McKenzie

    Jason McKenzie Super Moderator

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    Looks like a Nassarius to me
    But the syphon is speckled so I'm not sure.

    J
     
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  6. reefersRus

    reefersRus Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I know, that is what threw me off. Also it does not go in the sand bed. It just stays on the live rock. And I have never seen a snail have a bristled shell.
     
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  7. geekdafied

    geekdafied 3reef Sponsor

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    looks like a mitre snail.
     
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  8. pagojoe

    pagojoe Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    Hey reefersRus,

    Your snail is a juvenile buccinid whelk, Cantharus (Pollia) undosus (or Pollia undosa, if you accept Pollia as a full genus). This species gets a flared lip when it reaches adulthood, as in the link below. It won't bother your corals, but may attack and kill any snails that you have in your tank.

    Pollia undosa

    Cheers,



    Don
     
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  9. JK901

    JK901 Skunk Shrimp

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    I think there might be multiple types of nassarius. I bought some from reefscavengers.com and they looked just like what you posted. I also got some from my LFS and they were Pacific nassarius and they were much bigger, very fast, and had a long white antenna.
     
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  10. antonym518

    antonym518 Purple Spiny Lobster

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    if in doubt KILL IT!!!!!!
     
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