Mystery Snail ID needed

[Highgrade]

Picked up some more CUC snails and crabs. Currently in QT and I’m a bit perplexed on this particular snail. Was thinking a stomatella or scutus possibly. Odd thing is the shell is spiral

Thanks for the assist.

 

[jeffchapok]

Looks like a nassarius to me.

 

[408Dartfish]

+1 on nessarius looks like mine with the little spots

 

[Highgrade]

I wondered that but don’t believe it is. It doesn’t have the eyes or siphon like all my other nassarius snails and I have a few varieties.

 

[reef lover]

#reefsquad

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

It looks like a type of moon snail

 

[Ron Reefman]

The photo shows the mantle pretty well, but I'd like to see a photo that is a bit less over exposed so we can see the shell better.

For now, I'm with Lovemyreef2015. We collect some 'moon' shells or 'shark's eye' shells along the beaches of Sanibel Island in SW Florida. If, in fact, this is a moon snail, here is some important info for you from a google search:

Moon Snails are the predators of clams, mussels, or other mollusks. Sometimes they will even prey on their own species. The foot is used to clamp onto the clamshell and their tongue, a radula, can proceed to drill a hole in the clam's shell.

 

[reef lover]

Yikes!! Good info ron.

 

[Highgrade]

It looks like a type of moon snail

I would have to agree. Waiting for it to come back out of the rock work to get a better pic.

 

[Highgrade]

The photo shows the mantle pretty well, but I'd like to see a photo that is a bit less over exposed so we can see the shell better.

For now, I'm with Lovemyreef2015. We collect some 'moon' shells or 'shark's eye' shells along the beaches of Sanibel Island in SW Florida. If, in fact, this is a moon snail, here is some important info for you from a google search:

Moon Snails are the predators of clams, mussels, or other mollusks. Sometimes they will even prey on their own species. The foot is used to clamp onto the clamshell and their tongue, a radula, can proceed to drill a hole in the clam's shell.

Appreciate the info. It most definitely appears to be a moon snail. Looks like once QT is done it'll end up in the SUMP.

 

[Highgrade]

Thanks again everyone for your insight.