Trochus Maculatus?

[BubblesandSqueak]

Found these at PetCo. Are these Maculatus sp. ? They are very white (though pick seems greenish/gray) and not the typical banded purple/maroon. They are big too.

 

[BubblesandSqueak]

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any confirmations?

 

[Troylee]

It looks like my torch’s.. I’m not familiar with all the different species.. @ISpeakForTheSeas

 

[kevgib67]

Sticking around to see what @ISpeakForTheSeas has to say. Definitely has the trochus shaped shell.

 

[BubblesandSqueak]

Sticking around to see what @ISpeakForTheSeas has to say. Definitely has the trochus shaped shell.

these are a great size and inexpensive. definately not the typical ones I see for sale.

 

[kevgib67]

these are a great size and inexpensive. definately not the typical ones I see for sale.

Ya from your description of the size, not a banded trochus. Definitely some type of trochus. If it does twice the work of a banded, due to it’s size, it will make for an excellent addition to your cuc.

 

[kevgib67]

these are a great size and inexpensive. definately not the typical ones I see for sale.

Where did you get it from, lfs?

 

[BubblesandSqueak]

Where did you get it from, lfs?

Petco.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

It looks like my torch’s.. I’m not familiar with all the different species.. @ISpeakForTheSeas

Sticking around to see what @ISpeakForTheSeas has to say. Definitely has the trochus shaped shell.

Definitely from the Trochoidea superfamily. T. maculatus is a good guess; because of the ridges on the shell, though, I'm leaning toward it being Tectus fenestratus (some have very pronounced ridges, others have tiny ridges like this).

If you can get a straight-on, white light pic of the bottom of the shell with the snail hiding in the shell, I could probably tell for sure which though (the umbilicus is different between the two).

Either way, they should be good CUC.

 

[BubblesandSqueak]

Definitely from the Trochoidea superfamily. T. maculatus is a good guess; because of the ridges on the shell, though, I'm leaning toward it being Tectus fenestratus (some have very pronounced ridges, others have tiny ridges like this).

If you can get a straight-on, white light pic of the bottom of the shell with the snail hiding in the shell, I could probably tell for sure which though (the umbilicus is different between the two).

Either way, they should be good CUC.

Didn’t want to retract so I tried out of water and back on glass.

 

[kevgib67]

Didn’t want to retract so I tried out of water and back on glass.

I’ll take 10 please.

 

[BubblesandSqueak]

I’ll take 10 please.

they actually had a lot. first time I've ever seen this species. all the locals have been out of CUC's for a while now.

 

[kevgib67]

they actually had a lot. first time I've ever seen this species. all the locals have been out of CUC's for a while now.

There isn’t a Petco near me but I do have an awesome lfs. If we get an id perhaps they could order some for me.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Didn’t want to retract so I tried out of water and back on glass.

Good pics, but the foot is covering the area I'd need to see - does the snail have a circular hole in the center of the shell, or not? (See the bottom-right shell pics in the links below for examples).

With hole (phaneromphalous umbilicus):

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Without hole (anomphalous umbilicus):

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[ISpeakForTheSeas]

first time I've ever seen this species.

Blue Zoo Aquatics has them listed (at least according to the pic on the site) as Trochus snails:

Trochus Snail, Turban Snail - Trochus spp.

Trochus Snail (Trochus spp.) is also known as Turban Snail, Top Shell.

www.bluezooaquatics.com

I've also seen them listed in the UK.

 

[BubblesandSqueak]

Good pics, but the foot is covering the area I'd need to see - does the snail have a circular hole in the center of the shell, or not? (See the bottom-right shell pics in the links below for examples).

With hole (phaneromphalous umbilicus):

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Without hole (anomphalous umbilicus):

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leaning towards fenestratus too without seeing the bottom.