Help with another ID

[SweetCoralline1]

I found this guy clinging to my carnation coral. Anyone have any idea of what kind of snail this is? He looks like some sort of cowrie, but not sure?

 

[pagojoe]

It's an ovulid instead of a cowry, and they typically feed on soft corals. The mantle is withdrawn in your pic, but you can still see some of the red markings on the foot. The shape and foot markings, along with the two obscure lighter-colored bands on the shell, are typical of several species of Diminovula, which yours probably is. I think they are fabulous, but...it will probably not be coral friendly.

http://www.google.com/search?q=dimi...KJ0QHg4ICIBg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1411&bih=760

Cheers,



Don

 

[SweetCoralline1]

That's exactly what it is! I'm not sure what to do with it? I wish I had another tank to put him in to keep him...maybe this calls for a pico setup...I love the coloring of his shell and was hoping he was reef safe. Since I found him on my carnation coral I assumed that he was probably eating it. I noticed also that most all of the photos show them on these particular NPS corals. I wonder if it would eat regular leather corals or only these NPS ones.

Thanks for the ID...GREAT JOB!