nassarius without shell?
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graveyardworm
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Stomatellas look like a snail with a tiny saddle instead of a shell. They have long antennae, move pretty fast for a snail, and breed by puffing spawn into the water, like a locomotive. They're neat creatures and good for your tank. I don't think you can buy them: they just turn up.
graveyardworm
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There have been instances where a snail leaves or is forced to leave its shell. Not an easy task for the snail, but in some cases the snail does survive. However without the protection of the shell the snail is very vulnerable to predation and in the wild woudnt last very long.
i believe it is a stomatella, the interesting thing is its jet black with a blue ring around the shell. the only ones i could find on any reef site are brown or some shade of it. curious?
not to doubt logic opinions, it does move fast
has a long snorkel but small sized antenna
not to doubt logic opinions, it does move fast
has a long snorkel but small sized antenna
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It COULD be a chiton. A lot like a sowbug in shape, except the black mantle comes back over the shell and makes it look all frilly black and soft.
Third possibilty, a black velvet nudibranch, which is a shellless sea slug---the blue band made me think of that: vivid, vivid blue stripe. They won't hurt your reef, but will starve.
Third possibilty, a black velvet nudibranch, which is a shellless sea slug---the blue band made me think of that: vivid, vivid blue stripe. They won't hurt your reef, but will starve.
