HELP - Are these Tonga Nassarius??

[Jeffress77]

I got these guys at my LFS the other day and I am trying to find out if they are "Nassarius" or if they are Ilyanassa Obsoleta.

I am fairly sure they are not Nassarius Vibex, but they are hopefully Nassarius Distorta (Tonga) or even something else...

Below are two links to the differences and my concerns.

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-11/mg/

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1928909


Here they are...What are your opinions?

 

[pagojoe]

They are Nassarius, but are in a different subfamily from the N. arcularius complex. They probably behave about the same, though.

Cheers,



Don

 

[donut0079]

Yes I have one that is almost identical to those pictured. The behavior is indistinguishable from my other nassarius snails.

 

[Jeffress77]

Thank you both. I probably wasted my time and money returning them to the LFS. I guess I was just unsure and uneasy.

I will know for the future now.