What kind of snail is this?

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I have this snail in my 187 gallon reef tank and I am not sure what it is. I cannot find any pictures online that look like this snail. The horn on the front of him is solid and part of the shell. I am not sure if it is a good snail to have in my reef tank or not? I am only about 9 months into the reef hobby. Any help is welcome, would love to figure out what this is?

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I have this snail in my 187 gallon reef tank and I am not sure what it is. I cannot find any pictures online that look like this snail. The horn on the front of him is solid and part of the shell. I am not sure if it is a good snail to have in my reef tank or not? I am only about 9 months into the reef hobby. Any help is welcome, would love to figure out what this is?

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Pictures under white lights is going to be needed in order to get an id.
 

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Hmm, stumped I don’t remember ever seeing that type of snail. Let’s get some help, @ISpeakForTheSeas ?
That's a Muricid/Murex Snail of some variety - it's predatory, and will probably eat either bivalves (clams, mussels, oysters, etc.) and/or snails.
 
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That's a Muricid/Murex Snail of some variety - it's predatory, and will probably eat either bivalves (clams, mussels, oysters, etc.) and/or snails.
Thank you! I believe it is wiping out my snail population, I caught it on a snail the other day. I should probably get this thing out correct?
 

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Yeah, you may be able to give it to an LFS or keep it as a sump snail if you want and just target feed it regularly, but otherwise it's not a keeper.
 

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