Conch/snail ID in LFS bag

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Went to go get turbo snails and didn't pay attention when the guy was picking them out, this doesn't look anything like a turbo to me. What is it?
 

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Looks similar to a top crown snail (Astraea undoza). I've had them before and loved them for algae control.
 
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hmmmmmmmm, that snail looks familar. def and astrea. only problem with them is that they can't right themselves if they fall.
 

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They are like giant astrea snails. I have seen them snorkeling down here in FL. They are not actual astrea snails but similar in algae control. Worse bulldozers than Mexican Turbo Snails though they knock everything over.
 

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