Weird snail ID...

MrKris

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Well I just got some feather dusters and a clam and found these things on it.... It also could be from my gonipora or zoas but I really have no clue what these things are...

They look harmless (algae grazers) but I could be wrong. I have a weird gut feeling that is telling me they are abalone, but I'm not sure and don't wanna risk it in my main tank. I'll probably place them in my small QT tank since they're small and easy to catch.

Here is a quick description of the 2 and a half critters:

1st one has a rounder shell that is hard and semi flat.
2nd one has a flatter shell that is hard and looks like the first one but with a different shell.
The half one (this is where it gets creepy) when I was trying to remove one of the snails this one detached... I thought I ripped its foot, but i flipped it upside down to see it was fine.. Now I'm stuck with this foot looking thing of a snail... This thing has 2 feelers like the other 2, but the face... it doesnt look like it has one... (empty white hole...) It's still moving and its dancing around, but its not wandering around... it doesn't look like it has a mouth like the others.. doesnt look like it knows where to go... its been dancing in place for a longggggg time. From what it looks like I assume it's similar to the first and second one but without a shell... and face.

If anyone could ID these real quick that'd be great :D I don't wanna keep them in the cup for long. Pics will be attached soon!
 
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There is a chance the headless thing is dead... it stopped dancing =(
 
Just read around apparently these things can throw off its tail when in danger... If that is the tail then that is one big tail lol....
 
LOL yes, you got it right. That's the back of the foot that one of the Stomatella snails dropped. It was twitching to attract a predator, potentially allowing the Stomatella to escape. It's a big tail :)


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