What is the name of this snail, and is it reef safe?

Bogdan Marin · 08/03/2017, 09:14 AM

Hello.

I received 2 days ago from a friend the snail in the photos.
I don't know it's name or of it's reef safe or not.
For the moment is on a quarantine tank.
Can you help me please?
Many thanks!

badbreath · 08/03/2017, 09:56 AM

I'm going with whelk this time...I could easily be wrong so wait for the experts to weigh in. Good luck

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AlSimmons · 08/03/2017, 10:20 AM

It looks like some sort of Whelk to me as well, but pagojoe should be able to ID this for you.

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-11/rs/index.php

pagojoe · 08/04/2017, 03:28 AM

Beautiful. Is it a Mediterranean species?

pagojoe · 08/04/2017, 03:36 AM

It looks to be a buccinid whelk, but I don't know the species. I will keep looking...

Bogdan Marin · 08/04/2017, 06:47 AM

Yes, it's Mediterranean. Thank you for the interest.

pagojoe · 08/04/2017, 07:29 AM

It's probably a Euthria cornea variant, which would have the yellow animal, but I've never seen one as ornate as yours. There are a couple on this page that look similar:

http://www.idscaro.net/sci/04_med/cl...ia_cornea1.htm

I'm not sure what it eats, but it should be either be a predator or scavenge on carrion. As far as whether it is reef safe, it probably wouldn't bother corals, but I'm not sure if it would eat other snails. I think I would risk it, to keep such a beautiful snail in my tank.

Bogdan Marin · 08/21/2017, 08:26 AM

You were right about the name.
I put him in my tank two weeks ago and so far he behaved well.
In that tank i have cerith snails, cowrie and a couple of bivalves but until now there are no casualties.
Thank you very much for your informations and concearn.

pagojoe · 08/21/2017, 05:44 PM

Very nice, thanks for the update.

08/03/2017, 09:56 AM	#2
badbreath Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Garden Grove 92845 Posts: 536	I'm going with whelk this time...I could easily be wrong so wait for the experts to weigh in. Good luck Sent from my LG-H811 using Tapatalk

08/03/2017, 10:20 AM	#3
AlSimmons Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: California Posts: 2,482	It looks like some sort of Whelk to me as well, but pagojoe should be able to ID this for you. http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-11/rs/index.php

08/04/2017, 03:28 AM	#4
pagojoe Team RC Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Conroe, TX Posts: 2,761	Beautiful. Is it a Mediterranean species?

08/04/2017, 03:36 AM	#5
pagojoe Team RC Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Conroe, TX Posts: 2,761	It looks to be a buccinid whelk, but I don't know the species. I will keep looking...

08/04/2017, 06:47 AM	#6
Bogdan Marin Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 11	Yes, it's Mediterranean. Thank you for the interest.

08/04/2017, 07:29 AM	#7
pagojoe Team RC Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Conroe, TX Posts: 2,761	It's probably a Euthria cornea variant, which would have the yellow animal, but I've never seen one as ornate as yours. There are a couple on this page that look similar: http://www.idscaro.net/sci/04_med/cl...ia_cornea1.htm I'm not sure what it eats, but it should be either be a predator or scavenge on carrion. As far as whether it is reef safe, it probably wouldn't bother corals, but I'm not sure if it would eat other snails. I think I would risk it, to keep such a beautiful snail in my tank.

08/21/2017, 08:26 AM	#8
Bogdan Marin Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 11	You were right about the name. I put him in my tank two weeks ago and so far he behaved well. In that tank i have cerith snails, cowrie and a couple of bivalves but until now there are no casualties. Thank you very much for your informations and concearn.

08/21/2017, 05:44 PM	#9
pagojoe Team RC Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Conroe, TX Posts: 2,761	Very nice, thanks for the update.