Need ID help
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Bivalve, similar to a jewel box clam.Hi all, no idea what this is. Maybe some kind of bivalve? Came in on some Florida ocean rock and is growing in the dark places of the tank.
Thanks!
madmarks
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Pure guess, but could it be a spiny oyster, Spondylus barbatus? It is actually a type of scallop and not an oyster at all. ..... Filter feeder, harmless & nice addition if what you have actually is one.
A scallop should have a row of "eyes" on either side of the mantle as seen in the picture below on a different species of scallop. The "eyes" are the row tiny black spots just below the shell. Can you see any on yours?
A scallop should have a row of "eyes" on either side of the mantle as seen in the picture below on a different species of scallop. The "eyes" are the row tiny black spots just below the shell. Can you see any on yours?
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CloudReefer
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I don't see any eyes, and it definitely looks more like either the jewel box clams (got quite a few of those and some other bivalves) or spiny oysters etc. so am going to go with it being one of those. 
Thanks!
Thanks!
