Snail or limpet ID

[MikeC]

 

[Jhoehlein]

Neither! That's a chiton, a different type of mollusk. They have segmented shells instead of one solid one. It's an algae grazer like snails and limpets, totally reefs safe. Most stay on the tiny side.

 

[piranhapat]

+1
http://www.wallawalla.edu/academics...usca/Polyplacophora/Lepidozona_mertensii.html

 

[MikeC]

Thank you