What is this snail !!

[Adamas]

Can someone help me to sort this thing out?

In my tank I have a snail Which I collected myself from the sea.

I live in Malta, in the middles of the mediterranean sea.

This snail like rocky shores.

 

[Anonymous]

It appears to be a species of Nerita, a harmless herbivor.

Regards,
David Mohr

 

[Anonymous]

I was going to say zebra turbo then I saw the point, the silver ontop makes it look like a margarita with zebra stripes.

 

[Anonymous]

I was going to say zebra turbo then I saw the point, the silver ontop makes it look like a margarita with zebra stripes.

Mike, key word is

mediterranean

FWIW, us here in the US have little to know experience with Mediterranean species

 

[Anonymous]

Well the meditarranian is a "cold water" area is it not? wouldn't surprise me in the least if it was a similar colder water species.

 

[Adamas]

This snail lives near the shore on rocky areas. It spends some time out of the water, that's why it is so easy to collect them. I have many of them in the tank, they seem to be harmless.

I am searching their common name or species name through internet but never saw a picture or some info about them. Can anyone help me please?

 

[Anonymous]

This snail lives near the shore on rocky areas. It spends some time out of the water, that's why it is so easy to collect them. I have many of them in the tank, they seem to be harmless.

I am searching their common name or species name through internet but never saw a picture or some info about them. Can anyone help me please?

Now that you've stated it spends time out of the water I'm convinced it's a species of Nerita, try searching under the Family: Neritidea.
Forget about common names as it just adds to the confusion.

Regards,
David Mohr

 

[Anonymous]

Well the meditarranian is a "cold water" area is it not? wouldn't surprise me in the least if it was a similar colder water species.

And the ones you listed are coldwater?

 

[Anonymous]

"Margarita" ? yup, see them off the coast of Half Moon Bay

Zebra Turbo? No, its just something that the pattern struck me as.

 

[Adamas]

The temperature of the mediterranean various accordingly the season.

For example now it's ending summer here and the sea temp is about 27C.
In winter it will be lower, I think about 20 C.

Thanks David Mohr, I will search like you suggest and I will let you know if I find something. Please if anyone finds this species around searching through the internet please inform me ..

Thanks for your help

 

[Anonymous]

This snail lives near the shore on rocky areas. It spends some time out of the water, that's why it is so easy to collect them. I have many of them in the tank, they seem to be harmless.

I am searching their common name or species name through internet but never saw a picture or some info about them. Can anyone help me please?

FWIW, we just got back from Cozumel, Mexico. There were identical snails (based on the shell only, it was hard to see the foot) on the rocky shores there, and sometimes, they even baked in the hot sun, waiting for the tide to come back in. There were thousands of them too. Would this make sense David?

 

[Anonymous]

"Margarita" ? yup, see them off the coast of Half Moon Bay

Zebra Turbo? No, its just something that the pattern struck me as.

Margarita (common name) aka Margarites pupillus is different then California's Tegula funebralis. It's like calling all dogs, pitbulls

 

[Anonymous]

If all dogs looked like pitbulls you'd be justified to call them that

Out of curiosity is the california species the same one that's in Baja? I thought that was were many came from (also not exactly "tropical" iirc), in the same fashion that those on the east coast get the "nassarius" snails from up around North Carolina waters and the like where they grow like crazy.

 

[Adamas]

Thanks for your help guys especially David Mohr I think that I know what is my snail that I wanted an ID.

I think it is a TROCHIDAE Osilinus turbinatus. Here is the LINK

http://www.conchology.be/en/availab...sponse=SearchResultsGallery.php&Search=Search

where you can see many that belong to this family, and I am thinking that the second picture from the begining is my snail.

Correct me if I am wrong.

Thanks.

 

[Anonymous]

If all dogs looked like pitbulls you'd be justified to call them that

Out of curiosity is the california species the same one that's in Baja? I thought that was were many came from (also not exactly "tropical" iirc), in the same fashion that those on the east coast get the "nassarius" snails from up around North Carolina waters and the like where they grow like crazy.

They sell em both as Margaritas. IMO (and experience) most are caught illegally on this side of the boarder, and thus totally not acceptable. I have had some come from tidal waters in Baja (sorry Dr Ron, these were shallow) that lived for many years, and only died when everything died (crash). Funny thing is, some websites state the Margarita comes from indo-pac At least Live Aquaria states Eastern Pacific.

 

[Paintbug]

im pretty sure thats a Nerita sp. often sold as checkerboard nerite snails.

 

[Anonymous]

im pretty sure thats a Nerita sp. often sold as checkerboard nerite snails.

In the United States or the EU? Here in the states, we get zero imports from the Med. ocean, where this is from.