Is this a whelk?

[Zoa_Fanatic]

Got this snail for 1$. Didn’t get a good look before I grabbed him. Is he a whelk or some kind of nassarius in not aware of?

 

[Idoc]

You really need to post some pics of the snail from the top down as well as when it is fully extended...this will help with identification.

 

[Zoa_Fanatic]

You really need to post some pics of the snail from the top down as well as when it is fully extended...this will help with identification.

Can do soon as I get home with it. It’s in a bag with margarita and trochus and I’m not letting it get moving to potentially eat something. I can say it has a trapdoor and a tattooed siphon which are all identifiers of a whelk from what I’ve heard. The shell is also similar to that of a spiral conch not the typical nassarius shell. But I am not familiar with all types of nassarius on nassarius vibex.

 

[Idoc]

Can do soon as I get home with it. It’s in a bag with margarita and trochus and I’m not letting it get moving to potentially eat something. I can say it has a trapdoor and a tattooed siphon which are all identifiers of a whelk from what I’ve heard. The shell is also similar to that of a spiral conch not the typical nassarius shell. But I am not familiar with all types of nassarius on nassarius vibex.

The tatooed siphon piece is a concern. I have seen some nassarious with that tattooing, though. They are difficult to tell the difference sometimes!

 

[Zoa_Fanatic]

The tatooed siphon piece is a concern. I have seen some nassarious with that tattooing, though. They are difficult to tell the difference sometimes!

Photos added. If he’s a whelk he’s getting dumped in my biocube 16 sump. No way outta there and he can’t eat the bristle worms

 

[Zoa_Fanatic]

Video of this dude

 

[nanonøkk]

welk the foot is too small and the shell shape

 

[Zoa_Fanatic]

welk the foot is too small and the shell shape

That’s what I was thinking. I was almost positive but didn’t want to kill him based on a hunch. Will he be ok in my sump in my biocube where he can’t escape or should I flush him just to be safe?

 

[nanonøkk]

That’s what I was thinking. I was almost positive but didn’t want to kill him based on a hunch. Will he be ok in my sump in my biocube where he can’t escape or should I flush him just to be safe?

you can keep him there if you want but i dont know if he’ll do anything bad there i used to buy those accidentally when i had my old tank lol