Snail ID please - 6 IDs - 6 Pics

[o2zen]

Could someone give me some IDs please. I have a few snails I need valid IDs for.

Thanks

Image 1

Image 2

Image 3

Image 4

Image 5

Image 6

 

[venwu225]

Image 5:Melongena corona
http://www.jaxshells.org/mcorona5.htm
http://www.weeksbay.org/newsletter/Spr_2003/Pg11_2.htm

Image 6: Need photo of the actual shell and aperture of the animal, but most likely a Busycon sp.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knobbed_whelk

They are both cool predators of bivalves etc.

 

[kmk2307]

1, 3, and 5 are Turbo or a related genus that feeds on algae and is good for reef tanks. Was 3 locally collected? It may not do well in year-long the warm temperatures of a reef aquarium. 2 is Nassarius and is a carrion eater.

 

[Sk8r]

Your fork-tailed snail is likely a nassarius, a carrion-eater, good for the tank.

 

[pagojoe]

Hi o2zen,

I'm a "shell" identifier more than an animal identifier, so it's harder for me to tell you what they are by looking at the foot, but... Image 1 appears to Lithopoma caelatum, a turbinid from Florida and the Caribbean, and Image 3 looks to be Turbo castanea, another (uncommon) Florida/Caribbean species. I think the others already have good ID's, except I can't tell enough about Image 4 to give you a good guess, and since your Busycon appears to be sinistral, it should be Busycon contrarium.

http://www.gastropods.com/9/Shell_1789.html

http://www.gastropods.com/7/Shell_1787.html

http://www.gastropods.com/7/Shell_17.html

Cheers,


Don

 

[plateboy3293]

Image 2 is a Super Tongan Nassarius Snail.