What type snail??

[Reefdiver77]

In my 3 pico, I have something I have not seen before. It appears to be a regular old snail, but the shell is very small compared to the "foot" or whatever it is you can see on the glass. I pulled it off the glass a couple of weeks ago and the shell and the "body" came totally apart. The "body" was wiggling away and it had 2 little "horns". The bottom of the shell had a small split and was not round in shape, like regular shells, but elongated. The shell was almost flat. I threw the shell and the body back in the tank, hoping it would live and find its shell and low and behold, it was on the tank again a couple of days ago. I do not have a pic of it, but hope someone can tell me what I have. TIA.

 

[alkamar]

Sounds like a stomatella. They are great tank cleaners.

 

[mim37204]

I don't think snails return to their shells once that happens... But they can grow a new one, if the exposure doesn't kill them.

x2 on the stomatella
http://images.google.com/images?q=stomatella

 

[MrRyanT]

x3 on stomatella

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

I have stomatellas,and another type that Barrett id for me.It looks like a stomatella but doesn't have antennas/feelers.They have multipled like crazy.My bangi cardinal eats them off the glass.

 

[Reefdiver77]

I read something today about stomatellas that said the are like a lizard and can lose part of their "tail" or whatever it is that a snail has. It regenetates and grows back. Amazing critters.