Possible snail ID?

Tigé21v

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I came across a small snail last night. I ended up killing it trying to get it out of the tank and into a specimen jar for a pic. :sad2:
It was small. Less that 1/8", probably half of that. Whitish in color, with small brown flecks or dots on the shell. The shell covered it from one end to the other. And the shell was articulated. At one point I tried to remove it with the extended prong of a Kent sea squirt feeder. When I was able to flip it on its back, the snail grabbed onto the end of the prong and wrapped itself around the end of the prong. The shell bent with it. Best way to describe it is as an aquatic rolly-polly.
Any ideas what it could be, or a site where I may be able to try to find a pic to identify i?
TIA
 
All chitons have 8 segments to there shells and they can stick to glass or LR as if they were glued on. They are harmless members of the clean up crew. Too bad you killed it.
 
I've always thought they looked like fossilized creatures on rocks. Lol must've taken some real effort to remove it.
 
I tried bringing a couple home from the Keys. But they were the ones that live at the tide line and like being out of the water some. So after a day or two in my tank, they climbed out!
 
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