a wierd one for ya

mojoreef · 11-11-2001, 11:23 AM

The pic below is a little old, this guy is about 3 inches long and 1 1/2 wide. I believe it to be an olive shell. I geuss I should hunt him down and put him in the refrgium but he eats this Pink encrusting Monti thats going nuts in my tank. His foot and soft tissue is a deep deep purple. and when he kicks it into gear he can really move.

Doug1 · 11-11-2001, 11:29 AM

Interesting, is the shell always exposed
Darn where Fishdaddy and his list of links

mojoreef · 11-11-2001, 11:34 AM

Yep the shell is always exposed. His shell is more refined in its pattern. on the base of the shell thier is a layer of, Skin I will call it. It is covered in soft spikes. Thier is a red hermit that always follows it around the tank. It used to only come out at night but now days it works 24/7

Doug1 · 11-11-2001, 12:15 PM

Kinda looks like a cowery but I am not good at snail ID

FishDaddy · 11-11-2001, 05:48 PM

Mojoreef,
Most probably a Cowry. (Cypraeidae) The "skin" that partially covers its shell is the mantle.
Here is a site with links to a couple hundred pics of the different species........enjoy; hope you have a faster modem than I!

http://www.cowries.net/CYPICT/noframes.html
Dick

mojoreef · 11-11-2001, 07:33 PM

Nope its not a cowery. I thought it was and got into a deep arguement with doc shimrick. He gave exactly 11 technical reasons why it wasn't a cowery. I stopped after three and just believed him.

I'm pretty sure its in the olive family, the doc agree's.