ID Turbo snail hitch hiker(s)

Palmer · #1 03-25-2013, 04:50 AM

Hi there

Have a large turbo snail in my main display. Noticed what looks like two little Astraea looking snails fixed to a white scallop shell on the big turbo shell. From underneath the scallop shell a tube mouth comes out with pincers and it has two typical snail antenna. When I tried to knock it off it would not easily come off so I left it. The best pics I could take are below. I quickly searched on google and saw a thread on another site explaining and showing something similar but no positive ID. Thoughts?

http://www.ultimatereef.net/forums/s...=239554&page=2

Thoughts?

Palmer · #2 03-26-2013, 01:16 PM

Kryos · #3 03-26-2013, 04:58 PM

can't really see, but I'm gonna guess Limpets

Palmer · #4 03-26-2013, 06:36 PM

From what I could find on the web I was also wondering if it is a limpet. I am not that familiar with them but I couldnt see anything about a limpet having a long tube mouth like a snail with what looks like possible pincers on it? Do limpets have a mouth like this that will graze the glass?

Palmer · #5 03-26-2013, 08:29 PM

This link from a UK forum seems to show the best match to what i have on my turbo. Seems to be a limpet as suggested. You may be interested to see the pics showing the black mouth tube with whiskers as they put it.

This hobby is always interesting!

http://www.ultimatereef.net/forums/s...d.php?t=278389