Spotting

Well it's easy, I think, Daniele - if it's the crab you wanted to present with the spotting, I think you were right with the category.
If it would have been the snail, it would have belonged into other - that's basicly all.
At the end, I have no word on that - put it where ever you feel it belongs.

Hi Lars! I commented as it is an interesting case for categorization. I have another hermit crab spotting, and more to upload. And there are probably dozens of hermit crab spottings on Project Noah. To make it even more complicated, I have a case like the coconut crab where the adult is free living and the juvenile "hermiting" in a snail shell.

Hey Daniele - i did not varify much of all those mis-categorized snail...it's about hundreds if not more...no reason to justify yourself to me.
I am just a user, you know? ;)

Hi Lars! The reason I put this spotting in the Arthropod category is that the snail died long ago and the shell is now inhabited by a hermit crab. The crab retracted just as the picture was taken. I am quite happy to put in the "Other" category in the absence of having the ability to choose both categories.

you have put it into the wrong category...

Thanks Nicole!

Cool find & photo!

Thanks Cindy!

Good find!

I guess so Nicholas... True conches are in the family Strombidae, but there also other types of see snails commonly called conches which are not in this family. I have no idea about this one, especially as the original inhabitant was long gone and replaced by a hermit crab.

Real nice.. I guess its some kind of Conch??
Nick