Unknown snail
Posted July 25th, 2010 by jdfeick
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This was taken off Cape Ann in Massachusetts. New to diving in cold water and don't have any of the associated cold water "fish books" yet. Any help in identifying this creature would be appreciated.
Taken in about 10 fsw on sandy bottom. Several of these guys were clustered together and quite sizable.
Moon Snail
Looks like maybe a Northern Moon Snail. I don't dive in the area though, so if someone else knows better, feel free to correct me!
Here's an interesting tidbit about another type of invasive moon snail that's causing havoc:
http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/local/clam-harvest-devastated-by-moon-snails
Janna Nichols
REEF Outreach Coordinator
janna@reef.org
Looks like same to me
Yep, looks like Norther Moon Snail.
Thanks!
Mystery solved!