Curious as to what this could be ?

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I know it’s not the greatest photo but curious about this circled in pic . I’m thinking a Chiton maybe .Noticed it like a month ago then it was gone . Today I noticed there was 3 in different spots under the sand

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Its a reef safe algae eater called Limpet
 
Looks like a chiton to me
Chiton is similar but has folds/layers in its shell for which limpet is solid shell.
They both are very similar, reef safe algae eaters.

These little lines are the layers which allows it to curl like a roly-poly

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Dynamics of a chiton

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It appears to be on glass and this is the underside of the animal in the sump area...
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eeek, , , we may need a top of shell pic to confirm. I thought we were looking down on the shell.
 
I know it’s not the greatest photo but curious about this circled in pic . I’m thinking a Chiton maybe .Noticed it like a month ago then it was gone . Today I noticed there was 3 in different spots under the sand

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You are right, this looks like a chiton. An easy way to tell if its a limpet is if it has eye stalks/tentacle. Limpets are still snails so they will resemble a snail but judging from your picture, this looks like a chiton.

Also, cool brittlestar.
 
Not sure chiton or limpet, but you have another there. This second one seems to me more a limpet.

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are they flat, or do they have a little half-shell?
most likely a chiton, as mentioned...

but if they’re flat, and what we’re seeing in your pictures are multiples...
they might be some type of flatworm
 
Thanks for all the responses ! I was going to be cleaning the tank tonight but just got home from work . Tomorrow I will clean the tank and investigate some .
 
Well I could not find last night. Tonight after lights out checked out and found 2 above the sand . I’m believing that it is chiton. Again not a great picture
 
Forgot to add pic
 

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