unidentified snail, conch, or what?

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So I got a 30# package of live rock from KP aquatics and along with everything else there is this snail I can't ID. It has a rolled edge to the shell kinda like a conch, but it is covered in fuzz/hair that I don't see on any of the conches. Can anyone ID?

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Could be nassarius snail covered in hydroids.
 
Whelk.
 

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