Snail ID

[The Kapenta Kid]

This is a bit of a long shot since I don't have a pic yet.
A hitchhiker snail, quite small. maybe 1/4 to 1/2 inch long on the shell. The shell is light colored and flattened and shallow--the snail's body when moving extends far beyond the shell both front and back. This is a feature that makes it look quite different from the usual spiral shelled snails. It moves pretty fast, for a snail.
Any ideas?

 

[drty811]

stomatella varia snail.........heres a great link to hitchhikers. http://www.xtalworld.com/Aquarium/hitchfaq.htm
unfortunitly the pic isnt a very good one.
found a better pic....
http://www.saltcorner.com/sections/zoo/ ... Svaria.htm

 

[The Kapenta Kid]

Thanks, that's the boy. Reading up abput the species I was interested to learn that they employ the old lizard trick of shedding their tail as a distraction when attacked.

 

[drty811]

those little guys can graze too. in the last three weeks i have had eggs hatch and now i have like three hundred babies crawling around. its wild to see them when i turn the lights on in the morning.