Can anyone ID this nassarius snail?

[biggie4jets]

Hi everyone,

Can anyone ID this? Like what kind?

 

[Wes10C]

Could be a welk snail im not sure. Welk snail = bad

 

[vetteguy53081]

Ive seen whelks. Can you provide a clearer pic?

 

[35ppt]

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[TriggerFinger]

Melev has a good write up with pictures on whelk vs nassarius . Here is the link, see if you can check the differences in your creature https://www.melevsreef.com/articles/whelk-versus-nassarius

 

[biggie4jets]

It’s definitely not a Whelk because it submerges itself in the sand bed and doesn’t have a tattooed snout.

 

[TriggerFinger]

Are you wanting to know the exact type of snail or just want confirmation it is not a whelk ?

 

[biggie4jets]

Just making sure it’s a good guy

 

[biggie4jets]

Here are better pictures

 

[35ppt]

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