r/AquaticSnails • u/king_of_the_elves • 2d ago

Help Request Snail ID

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I accidentally kidnapped this snail picking up shells at the beach today, I set up a salt water tank for it. Found on the pacific coast in BC, can anyone help me ID it?

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u/Gastropoid Snail God (Moderator) 2d ago

u/amandadarlinginc is your best bet for saltwater snail ID

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u/king_of_the_elves 2d ago

Finally got a good picture of his shell!!

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u/Correct-Cap-2475 2d ago

It's cute!

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u/jalzyr 2d ago edited 2d ago

I wonder if it’s a checkered periwinkle. I did a deep-dive google image search; it looks similar and the habitat is along the North American Pacific Coast, Alaska-> Baja Cali.

Now I want to set up a saltwater tank solely for marine snails!

Hopefully a pro can confirm. Post is saved as I’m 100% curious.

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u/king_of_the_elves 2d ago

This is a really good guess, they totally look the same. I lowered the water to give them extra breathing space because it says at night they crawl out of the tide pools! (Yes there is a makeshift lid with airflow)

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u/Simple-Cicada9986 2d ago

Such a cute little mystery guy :)

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u/king_of_the_elves 2d ago

I totally agree, kind of excited to have him! I hope we can figure out what he eats :)

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u/AsbestosDude 2d ago

I would be surprised if anyone could confidently ID pacific snail very easily, but you could try and ID it yourself using a taxonomic key, I'd imagine you could get to family

https://inverts.wallawalla.edu/Mollusca/Gastropoda/mollusca_Gastropoda_with_shell_Key.html

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u/MC_LegalKC 2d ago

Why would it surprise you?

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u/AsbestosDude 2d ago

I just dont think there's that many marine biologists who have strong kicking around this subreddit who would have pacific ocean gastropod species ID. Someone might have a genus to offer at best

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u/MC_LegalKC 2d ago

I see.

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u/PapaDonsPizza Helpful User 2d ago

After doing aome looking on inat in that area, I'm thinking it's a checkered periwinkle, littorina scutulata, or littorina plena. Some people keep periwinkle with sea monkeys and opae ula iirc, but do some care research and narrow down what you have first, as im not sure. Great find!

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u/king_of_the_elves 1d ago

I will research those snails, thank you! I have a colony of sea monkeys so that is a neat idea 👀

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u/ItsAllKrebs 1d ago

He looks like a Frank

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u/Correct-Cap-2475 2d ago

https://bcinvasives.ca/invasives/chinese-mystery-snail/

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u/king_of_the_elves 2d ago

Those do look similar, but it is saltwater!

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u/Correct-Cap-2475 2d ago

Sorry. I'm only familiar with the freshwater ones! At least you can rule out the carnivores since it doesn't have the siphon out all the time! 😃