What type of snail is this?

[Angelajean]

I do not know what type of snail this is, other than he burrows in the sand.

Can someone help me?

If I know what it is then I can look up some info on it.
Thanks,
Angie

 

[little_fish]

maybe an olive snail?

 

[Angelajean]

I thought he looked like an olive snail too. Now I had read previously and again went back and looked. I think I need to find him and get him out before he eats all my margarita snails.

I found a margarita snail shell without the snail. Is that possible?

Thanks,
Angie

 

[kbuser92]

That means the snail is dead and has been eaten by your CUC.

 

[little_fish]

what you are looking at is likely a stomalla snail, snails cant live without their shell

 

[chichimom79]

The margarita snail probably died on it's own and was eaten by your clean up crew. Margarita snails don't typically do well in warm reef tanks.

 

[Angelajean]

I was wondering if it is possible that the unidentified snail, possibly olive snail ate the margarita snail. I guess not.

I took him out and put him in a container. I am taking him back to the LFS tomorrow. I wanted the nassarius snail, but he didn't have those and said these would do the same job. Yes I guess he did, but I could do without the carnivorous behavior. I saw him take out one of other margaritas, shell and all.

Thanks,
Angie

 

[Bifferwine]

Yes, it's possible. Predatory snails will eat other snails right out of their shells.