xoshagsox Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 Dont know what it is. First picture is the top of it. Link to comment
xoshagsox Posted March 4, 2005 Author Share Posted March 4, 2005 the second picture is the bottom. Link to comment
yoshiod9 Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 lol. not a limpet prunfarm. its a stomatella. basically a seaslug with a semi-shell. harmless creature...put it back in your tank! Link to comment
Prunfarm Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 My bad, but I thought stomatellas had whorled shells. Maybe I'm wrong. Link to comment
Angel Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 Whelp, here is another id for ya. My first thought was chiton or limpet (depending on shell). Check here: http://www.reefs.org/hhfaq/pages/main_page...s/faq_rock2.htm Chiton, limpet and stomatella is there. You decide. Link to comment
embryoguy Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 interesting creature its little things like these that makes reefs such an amusing hobby Link to comment
xoshagsox Posted March 4, 2005 Author Share Posted March 4, 2005 yeah... the fleshy part is black. never seen a snail like that. Link to comment
yoshiod9 Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 ::cough::STOMATELLA::cough:: i was just jokin with ya prunfarm! stomatella are algae eaters...i've got two or three in my tank...absolutely great algae controllers. Link to comment
reef hugger Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 That is NOT a Stomatella sp. It IS a limpet, Scutus sp. Not all limpets have holes in the top of the shells. Follow the link to some pics of shells that look very similar to your limpet. http://www.gastropods.com/0/Shell_1450.html Some more pics, about half way down the page of other Scutus sp. limpets. http://www.gastropods.com/Taxon_pages/TN_F...RGINULINAE.html Link to comment
jenniebutterfly Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 yeah that is a limpet, stomatella has a more rounded shell here are some pics of some stomatella shells http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Trochidae/Pag...a_impertusa.htm Link to comment
Prunfarm Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Josh, Jennie, thanxs for the back. I thought I was losin' it. Link to comment
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