snail id please

[rowenaad]

Hello i found this little one ~1cm long running around the rock and clam shell yesterday and today. Its nocturnal and would hide into the rock work when i flash light on it. It has a hard shell at the center like a limpet but the shell looks too smooth for a limpet. I had one tiny white shelled limpet at one point but never seen it again. Anyone have an idea what it is and whether its reef and clam safe?

 

[tbrown]

It looks fairly similar to an Elephant Slug to me.

 

[rowenaad]

It looks fairly similar to an Elephant Slug to me.

elephant slug i found online seem to have a white shell but maybe its just one of the variety

 

[tbrown]

elephant slug i found online seem to have a white shell but maybe its just one of the variety

There are full black ones as well I believe.

 

[tbrown]

Other possible suspects could be a fleshly limpet or Stomatella Snail but I'm definitely leaning more towards the Elephant Slug.

@ISpeakForTheSeas ?

 

[Tahoe61]

Perhaps Key Hole Limpet.

 

[BristleWormHater]

Need better pictures for a proper ID but I could see it being everything mentioned above.
Put it in a small glass and put a peice of paper underneath for the best photos.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Other possible suspects could be a fleshly limpet or Stomatella Snail but I'm definitely leaning more towards the Elephant Slug.

@ISpeakForTheSeas ?

Need better pictures for a proper ID but I could see it being everything mentioned above.
Put it in a small glass and put a peice of paper underneath for the best photos.

Yeah, +1 for both of these.

Elephant slugs (and several other fleshy limpet varieties) often cover their whole shell with their mantle (similar to cowry snails covering their whole shell); there's a good chance the white shell is under the black covering. That said, if the mantle is unretractable or if the shell doesn't match, then better pics would be needed for a solid ID here.