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[danielsalt]

So for a while now I have been thinking this is a sponge. It lives in a section in my sump that barely even gets red light, along with several different sponges.
Byt today after a slight rockshift I noticed it is actually a tiny clam, just over an inch with a rounded shell and covered with sponge.
What could it be?

 

[Sonam]

So for a while now I have been thinking this is a sponge. It lives in a section in my sump that barely even gets red light, along with several different sponges.
Byt today after a slight rockshift I noticed it is actually a tiny clam, just over an inch with a rounded shell and covered with sponge.
What could it be?

I don't know but would love to learn! That is so cool. Love bivalves!

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I belive it is a thorny oyster.
Cold be a mussle but....

I'm so excited!!!!!

@DSC reef @Yuki Rihwa @Tahoe61

The bottom picture it also has colonial tunicates on it

 

[keddre]

Following

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

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I have a meeting soon. Can you do some googling if you have time ?

 

[danielsalt]

Now I also got excited..there are some spectacular looking spiny ones for sure

However, most that i find on google (not much though really), dont have the meaty "whiskers" that mine does..
Super hard to see whether the shell has actual spikes but on the other hand it is tiny still. One thing I think I see quite clearly is that its opening has..well, lets say that if I divide the opening in 4, half looks like its one piece, while the other half has 2 round openings.

 

[DSC reef]

It has a scallop look to me. Very cool looking

 

[keddre]

I have a meeting soon. Can you do some googling if you have time ?

Immediately This one is interesting. Every scallop I'm finding is either not white, or has a orange body with white tentacles. I'll keep looking in more detail later, have stuff to take care of right now

 

[Yuki Rihwa]

Interesting! How long did you have that rock?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Immediately This one is interesting. Every scallop I'm finding is either not white, or has a orange body with white tentacles. I'll keep looking in more detail later, have stuff to take care of right now

Yup. That's one reason why I went oyster. (I do have a yellow and brown striped scallop but..).
Also note the inake siphon compared to a scallop and a true spiny oyster like we find in live aquaria.

Tough to get past the recipies isn't it

 

[danielsalt]

Pardon the fuge-light, I had to get another shot of its (size-relativly), huge siphon.

 

[danielsalt]

Interesting! How long did you have that rock?

4-5 months ago, but it came from a reefer that was shutting down so i dont know how long it has been out of the ocean unfortunatly.