Aegeon Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I found this guy on some live rock I added to my setup a few days ago. Got a few pictures, then put him back in the tank before I did any research. Now I'm thinking it might be a whelk, so putting him back was probably a mistake. Super tiny, probably 1/8" long or so. Purple shell, bright green foot. Can anyone ID? Link to comment
WesW Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 I am trying to figure out if I have a whelk too. This might help you http://www.reefland.com/articles/rho/ident...nchs-and-whelks I found this guy on some live rock I added to my setup a few days ago. Got a few pictures, then put him back in the tank before I did any research. Now I'm thinking it might be a whelk, so putting him back was probably a mistake. Super tiny, probably 1/8" long or so. Purple shell, bright green foot. Can anyone ID? Link to comment
johnmaloney Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 predator, looks like a drupe of some kind. hard to make out. edit google images of other drupes: https://www.google.com/search?q=drupe&o...983&bih=867 Link to comment
duoc9119 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 It looks like a nassarius to me. I've had a few with that same shell pattern and color. Link to comment
johnmaloney Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Seems the shell tapers a bit towards the front. If it does, than it can't be a nassarius species. Link to comment
Deckoz2302 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 nassarius are whelks....but they are not nassarius. looks like a dog whelk - Nucella lapillus Link to comment
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