Common Name: Box / Sundial Snail
Species Name: Heliacus areola Gmelin, 1791
Range: Indo-Pacific Ocean
Natural Environment: In-between polyps of zoanthid colonies
General Husbandry: Has a temperature range of 72 to 83°F (22 - 28°C). It has a flattened spiral-shaped shell that is checkerboard in color, e.g., somewhat black and white. Usually found among and feeding on polyps. Often seen feeding upon zoanthid colonies, however, also feeds on soft and stony corals. Remove when seen!
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