Snail with a hitch hiker?
 

Does anyone know what this is, it has been on my snail for around 3 years. It never leaves moves around slightly and has a long back snout that it uses to reach out and feed on stuff as the snail passes.

Any thoughts

http://img26.photobucket.com/albums/...04_037copy.jpg

Here's another pic

http://img26.photobucket.com/albums/...04_003copy.jpg


It's got me stumped.

Hard shelled? Does it move much (all over the snail)?

:confused:

We have a snail with a few of these on him. I always figured they were barnacles, maybe a volcano? I could never figure out for sure o_O would be nice to finally know!

beth

Yes it's a hard shell and yes it moves but not all over. It moves up and down but only about 3 or 4 mm it has a groove that it has warn in to the shell of the snail. It has 2 black antennaes and a long black snout that strech out 2cm and feeds on algae? (Food) as the snail moves around.