Astrea Snail w/no shell?????

[fireeater]

I have been watching this guy clean the inside of my skimmer. He is an Astrea and he has no shell.
I guess this is possible?
Did he drop it off so he could fit inside the skimmer and pick it up later at the shell check counter?

 

[nacl-h2o]

Snails don't shed their shells, but stomatlla snails look like they have astrea bodies and never have shells. It's probably just a stomatella that hitch hiked in. I don't think I would leave him in the skimmer when they do such a good job keeping tanks clean.

 

[wrassecal]

I can't tell for sure from the pic but it looks like my stomatellas.

 

[nicenakago]

sure it isn't a lugie? Or... ahem.. nevermind...
LOL
Sorry... just looks nasty...

I like the idea of not cleaning my skimmer too! too bad a snail would croak in my collection cup

 

[fireeater]

I'll try to get a better pic of him because from looking at him he sure looks like an astrea.
I thought the stomatellas are the ones pictured below? They have like a baby moon hubcap on top of them.
He can get out of the skimmer anytime he wants as it is an internal one.

 

[wrassecal]

Well, if you've got both then you've compared snail for snail....I don't know then. Interesting