Can you ID what these shells belong to?

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I have found several of these shells on the sand bed over the last few weeks. Anyone know what critter they’re from?
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Stomatella snails, good guys. But, the fact that you're finding the shells might mean there's a predator? What do you have for livestock in your tank? Fish, inverts, etc
It could be that you had a lot and a few have perished over time?
 
Stomatella snails, good guys. But, the fact that you're finding the shells might mean there's a predator? What do you have for livestock in your tank? Fish, inverts, etc
It could be that you had a lot and a few have perished over time?

Cool, thanks for the response. I have 3 tangs, 2 blennys, 2 clownfish, sixline wrasse, spleandid dottyback, sifting star fish, astraea snails, one dwarf zebra hermit crab. If I had to pick the culprit it would probably be the dottyback or the hermit. Ive had the hermit about 2 years now and its grown a decent size. It’s also killed a few snails.
 
The sixline will make a meal outta them as well...
 

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