Snail ID please [Archive]

ragn4rok

3rd Jan 2006, 04:37 PM

Hi,

I bought 3 of these "Spike" snails from local fish shop about 2 months ago :D Anyone can help me to identify this snail? I think it's different from "Miner" snail (Clithon sp.)

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a195/ragn4rok/unknownsnail.jpg

This is my "Miner" snails (Clithon sp.)

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a195/ragn4rok/Clithonsp.jpg

Regards,

Jeffrey

Erivaj

16th Apr 2006, 11:23 AM

Amazing snail, I have never seen the first one.

laury11

22nd Apr 2006, 04:18 PM

It is called "Space Snail" in hong kong ^^
I heard they tend to go out of water, but I've never had them myself

Xema

15th Aug 2006, 05:34 PM

I found a picture of that hairy snail in a German web page named mimbon.de

http://www.mimbon.de/crusta/crusta_nov/hair.JPG

The german name is 'Langhaarschnecke', literally 'long hair snail'.

Greets from Spain

retardo

15th Aug 2006, 06:50 PM

They are similar, but I don't think they are the same.

Shrimper06

15th Aug 2006, 10:08 PM

Very nice but would not want to grab those with my bare hands :D

Robert

15th Aug 2006, 11:00 PM

Hi, I kept one of the last shown snails. It was no problem to touch it, the spikes are not as stiff as they look like. It doesn't hurt you to touch them and they don't break, too.

regards

Robert

Erivaj

15th Aug 2006, 11:43 PM

I think both of them should bethe same snails. :D

Xema`s picture shows a perfect shell, on the other hand in the first picture showed by Ragn4rok the shell is damaged, not so good.

Sweet Angel

15th Sep 2006, 08:10 AM

I think both of them should bethe same snails. :D

Xema`s picture shows a perfect shell, on the other hand in the first picture showed by Ragn4rok the shell is damaged, not so good.

Right, they're the same snail.
The thorns are soft, but if the snail died, they become hard.