Can I Get an id on this Snail?

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It has a mouth like a bumblebee snail (trunk like) and a shiny spiral shell. Thanks!

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It has a mouth like a bumblebee snail (trunk like) and a shiny spiral shell. Thanks!

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I remember IDing something like this once a very long time ago. I'll be back once I find the thread where I did so.
 
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/baby-nassarius-snail-pics-included.861347/
What you are seeing is a Marginella snail or a related species, which are sometimes sold as detritivores but will also prey upon other snails.
I found this guy strolling fast on my sand bed. It looked candy cane stripped at first. Took it out when I realized it was a snail. It is the size of a grain of rice. It looks like it has a siphon. Is it a baby nassarius snail? I do have two nassarius snails. I know that whelks look very similar. Or maybe it is a totally different kind of snail. Just didn't know if anyone could tell being this small. If it's a baby nassarius snail I don't want to get rid of it.
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https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/baby-nassarius-snail-pics-included.861347/
What you are seeing is a Marginella snail or a related species, which are sometimes sold as detritivores but will also prey upon other snails.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/baby-nassarius-snail-pics-included.861347/
What you are seeing is a Marginella snail or a related species, which are sometimes sold as detritivores but will also prey upon other snails.
Thank you!
 

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