mutant turbo snail?

josee1013

trying my best at this...
I noticed one of my turbo snail on the glass pannel yesterday night...
it had weird looking "antennas" on it...
never seen that before... :hmm2:

turbomutant.jpg
 
trochus?
ok...

found on the web:
The trochus snail sports a conical shape that is tighter than the typical turbo snail but it may be tough to distinguish the difference for the uninitiated.

thanks! :)
 
...and for the initiated. There are a couple of turbinids that look almost exactly like trochids, except the turbinids (Astraea/Astralium species) have shelly opercula that look like peas, while the similar trochids have thin, yellow-brown discs for operc's.

Cheers,



Don
 
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