little solid white snails in zoo colonies?

[loyalty]

some of my zoos lately don't seem to be doing too well, so about an hour after lights out i went back and checked out the tank. i found many small solid white snails (not sundials or anything) in several colonies, and a few in almost all the other colonies.

they're solid white, very small (about the size of a pod), and the shell seems kind of conical. in fact, they look like a piece of dried superglue. i tweezed out all the ones i could find, but can't find any info on reef central about them.

could they be baby turbo snails hiding amongst the polyps like pods do? any info would be appreaciated

 

[furforfour]

They are probably stomatellas.

 

[surfnvb7]

if they are very small, the size of pods....what exactly is the shape of the shell? if it has a long cone shape (like a cerith), my guess is that they are some sort of pyramidal snail.

pyramidal snails are known for attacking, and killing clams. never heard of them being a zoa predator. but i'm sure a variation of the species that preys on zoas is entirely possible.

btw...thats the side of a penny in the top of the picture.

 

[loyalty]

i'll try to nab another one for a better id, but i'd say the shell was more like a turbo snail shell. the size is about right though surfn

definitely not a stomatella, they're wayyy smaller

 

[downlimit]

I have had baby turbo snails and they do look similar to your description, I never had any problems with them bugging corals though