What snail is this?

[toti21]

Weird looking snail. What is it?

 

[Labridaedicted]

Some kind of cowrie. Can't tell species from pic.

 

[elic173]

+1 on the courie. These are mine when they have retracted their covering

 

[KJ]

Look like Cypraeidae sp. Diet anemones, sponges, and soft corals.

 

[elic173]

@KJ do you think the money cowrie eats softies and anemones too? I always thought they just graze on the algie

 

[kirstyflash]

I love cowries...but mainly for their shells. I always look for the empty shells at the beach.

 

[KJ]

@KJ do you think the money cowrie eats softies and anemones too? I always thought they just graze on the algie

The money cowrie is a excellent reef herbivore, grazing on all types of algae. Will not bother other invertebrates or corals.