Anyone Know What This Is??

[es355lucille]

Xtreme he looks a lot like this, but I think my guy has a shell. (Like a 1/2 shell on top) Its had to tell as he is a matte black color all over.....hard to see where one end starts and ends.

Originally Posted by xtreme

I can't tell for sure from the picture. Does it look like this?

http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet.cfm?base=scutus

[xtreme]

They have flaps of skin that cover the shell. Sometimes it is visible though.

[Tarolisol]

im pretty sure its a keyhole limpet. sometimes it will have a white patch on its back. They are harmless.

[albert_dao]

Stomatella, not elephant slug. You can tell by the tentacles extending from the mantel. They're like a mini-abalone. Harmless, beneficial algae eater that will reproduce readily.

[Myka]

That's a Stomatella, they come in the basic brown color and this black color. I have both kinds. They are my favourite snail, plus they are one of the few that successfully reprocude in our tanks.

[TVR]

Originally Posted by Tarolisol

im pretty sure its a keyhole limpet. sometimes it will have a white patch on its back. They are harmless.

If so, thanks for both the question and the answer - Because I have 2 of those hickhike with the rock when I bought some corals last month. I was really small and now almost about 1/2 inches. Still in there

[Tarolisol]

Originally Posted by TVR

If so, thanks for both the question and the answer - Because I have 2 of those hickhike with the rock when I bought some corals last month. I was really small and now almost about 1/2 inches. Still in there

Keyhole limpet

[justinl]

Originally Posted by es355lucille

I think my guy has a shell. (Like a 1/2 shell on top) Its had to tell as he is a matte black color all over.....hard to see where one end starts and ends.

that pretty much describes stomatella spp. It's not a keyhole limpet btw. Limpet mantles don't cover their shell (at least none of the ones I know of).

[es355lucille]

Yes Justinl --> I am sure now that they (I found another one while searching for the first one) are stomatella. Very cool when you look at them through a magnifying glass.

Thanks everyone!!

Originally Posted by justinl

that pretty much describes stomatella spp. It's not a keyhole limpet btw. Limpet mantles don't cover their shell (at least none of the ones I know of).