Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
These snails in the family Muricidae have ornate shells and are capable of boring into other shell-protected animals such as Tridacnid clams. In other words they are snails that eat other snails and clams.
Not something for the reef aquarium! They do so by secreting an acid that dissolves the calcium carbonate of the protecting shell and then consume the soft tissue inside.
