Snail Id

[pancho]

I purchased this snail as a turbo snail. As soon as I placed it in my tank I realized it wasnt a turbo. He is currently in my sump. Anybody know what it is?

 

[Packersfan21]

It looks like a regular turbo snail to me, except for a slightly deformed shell.

 

[pagojoe]

It appears to be Mancinella mancinella, a predator on other molluscs. It will eat the other snails in your tank, but is a very nice looking animal.

http://www.gastropods.com/2/Shell_3022.html

Cheers,



Don

 

[pancho]

Thanks! I suspected it was a predator. Just about all the turbos that were in the tank with it at the lfs were dead.