ID on this hitch hiker

TheChief

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black fleshy limpet. Cool critter, usually only come out at night. I see em for sale every once in awhile at the little store on Pembroke Rd
 
I think both Jeff and Ludwig are correct. They are referred to as both a slug and a snail.

"The marine snails (previously ORDER Prosobranchia)are no longer considered to be a single group with a common phylogenetic ancestry. Amongst these animals, slugs have evolved many times. The Australian Elephant Slug, Scutus, in fact retains a shield like shell (white streak in photo) which is hidden beneath flaps of skin."

From: http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet.cfm?base=nonslug
 
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