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    Name that hitchhiker

    I found this little hitchhiker (there were actually 2 of them) that came with my zoo coral I bought today… anyone know what it is? Is it harmless or should I remove it? It moved kinda like a snail, but it constantly retracted its body back into its shell so it was difficult to make out exactly what it was...

    EDIT: just realized I'm a complete idiot and forgot to post the picture… here it is: http://imgur.com/o5Upc
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    Re: Name that hitchhiker

    Umm, need something to go on here. Got a pic of it?

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    Re: Name that hitchhiker

    Yeah, sorry about that. I just edited my original post with a pic of it. I can't believe i forgot that...

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    Re: Name that hitchhiker

    Possible Stomatella Snail.
    Indo Pacific Snails

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    Re: Name that hitchhiker

    I know it's kinda hard to determine from the picture, but could it also be a Melongena corona? (one of the predatory whelks)?

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    http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Avr9iJjIpd...iny%2BClam.jpg

    It looks like one of these as I've been searching for what they are aswell. If I find it I'll post it here for you

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    Re: Name that hitchhiker

    Quote Originally Posted by theawesomeguy View Post
    I know it's kinda hard to determine from the picture, but could it also be a Melongena corona? (one of the predatory whelks)?
    Yea, thats a possibility also. To hard for me to call. If your unsure, just pull em out.


 

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