Snail ID

[Secondsbest]

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Anyone know what kind of snail this is? I found it on the east FL coast and it is a carnivore. I watched it cannibaliz another smaller one yesterday! I won't keep it, but I still would like to have an ID.

 

[BS]

Tulip

 

[Secondsbest]

Thanks. Found a thread that had a pic exactly like what I saw lol
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1935046
Too bad it's a carnivore. The shell patern and colors are beautiful. The green on it is not algae!

 

[pagojoe]

Yes, it's a Banded Tulip, Cinctura lilium (another newly-assigned genus, apparently). They don't get quite as large as the True Tulip, but they're just as carnivorous.

Cheers,



Don