Critter ID please

Scotty Buttons

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I flipped over a frag plug that i found behind my rock work (there is no frag on the plug) and found the little things walking around the bottom. Any ideas? Thanks in advance
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They look like limpets to me. Chitons have multiple shell plates that allow them to curl up when threatened, but limpets have a single shell covering the foot.

Chiton (Chaetopleura apiculata):

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They look like Sphaeromatid Isopods, Sand Skaters. I always see them on the underside of frag plugs in my tank.
 

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