Black Nassarius Snail

[Adam316]

Looks like Nassarius but has black shell and a white body with small black dots. Has a greenish operculum (what you can see on the left) as well. Anyone confirm?

 

[reef lover]

Not an expert but looks like a bad whelk to me....

 

[CNDReef]

+1 on welk looking snail

 

[ReefQueen]

Definitely a whelk, here's a link that shows the difference between the two.

http://www.melevsreef.com/articles/whelk-versus-nassarius

 

[reef lover]

Definitely a whelk, here's a link that shows the difference between the two.

http://www.melevsreef.com/articles/whelk-versus-nassarius

From one lady to another....digging the new hair!

 

[ReefQueen]

From one lady to another....digging the new hair!

Thank you

 

[Adam316]

Thanks all. Totally a shell and has been removed.

 

[Adam316]

Totally a whelk that is.