marineinvertgirl's Identifications

Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda

Small shell with a rough exterior that. The shell's exterior is white in color but appears dark brown due to perioscratum ("skin" outside shell of many snails, clams, etc). The maximum shell length is an inch, but most are much smaller.

Ecological fun fact: this snail is a detritus feeder. It feeds on the film on top of the mud that they are found buried in.

Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
key morphological traits: Rough shell that gets as large as 28mm. The shell has an oval-shaped opening (aperture) with notch at the anterior end.
functional/ecological fun fact: The apex of the shell of the mudsnails is often eroded due to the acidic nature of the mud that they live in.

Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda

Eastern mudsnails are found in marine and estuarine habitats. They have brown dark brown or black, well-defined spire, oval-shaped shell. They exhibit a glazed brown and gray upper lip.

Fun fact: these snails have a very strong sense of smell and can find decaying fish and algae from far distances.