Orange Snail ID

[graha321]

Can anyone ID this snail? It comes out at night only. I've only seen one of them in my tank. It's about the size of a thumbnail. The white spots are not sand, it's part of the snail. It also has sort of a clear membrane covering its shell.

 

[whorulz1147]

The little extra feelers make it look like some sort of abalone. are those spots holes with junk stuck in them?

 

[SushiGirl]

I had something like that years ago. Never did ID the snail but the "covering" appeared to be a sponge. It actually had a siphon hole in it. I'd be curious to know as well!

 

[graha321]

No, it's not stuff stuck in the hole. It's actually little horn like projections...

 

[pagojoe]

It's Euchelus atratum. Shouldn't be a problem in your tank, since it's a grazer.

http://www.gastropods.com/5/Shell_8265.shtml

Disregard the top shell in the photos, it's misidentified.

Cheers,



Don

 

[SushiGirl]

Thanks Don!
Hey, I just noticed you live in Conroe!

 

[pagojoe]

Lol, just for another year and I'm moving halfway to FTW.

 

[SushiGirl]

Wow, inching closer, eh? Kinda like said snail?
I used to have a roommate from Conroe, so I'm always surprised when I hear of someone living there LOL.