Snail ID?

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Hey everyone

Curious if anyone knows what type of snail this is? The “spikes” on it are soft and retract if touched, and shell is hard. It hitchhiked into my NPS system somehow, I saw it the other day on my scleronephthya (spelling?) christmas tree coral but assumed it was new growth as it looks the same as black Christmas tree coral. Just today I realized it’s a snail when I found it on the glass!

Any help is appreciated
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Measled cowrie?
 
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Tiger Cowrie?
That was my first thought, I have a couple of them in other tanks though and this one looks different shape-wise. I haven’t seen it without it’s “skirt” pulled over its shell but it may be a different variety of tiger cowrie..
 

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