Marine Snail Identification Needed!

[OzKat]

Does anybody know what this little guy is?
When we first noticed it a month or two ago it was quite small, about half a cm long. It's shell on top is now just over a cm long and the body can stretch up to 2 1/2cm! At first we though it was a Trocus, but it's shell is quite flat. it has a snout and front and side feelers like a Trocus, but the shell is not Pointy like one. Any ideas?

 

[pagojoe]

Yes, it's either Stomatella varia or Stomatella impertusa. It looks like it may have the more pronounced striations of S. impertusa. It's in the Trochus family.

Cheers,



Don

 

[OzKat]

Thanks for that!

 

[rkelley_10]

Great detrivores, reproduce quickly, non-invasive, and best of all --- they're free

 

[AJSTITAN14]

+1 Stomatella