Growth on Hermit Crab Shell

Ben Weaver

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Does anybody have an idea what this is on my hermit crab shell? It never moves, but Deffinitly seems to have grown!
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Maybe a horse hoof limpet snail, google hipponix sp. For images
 

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The shape of the shell looks right! But wouldn't it move if ut where a limpet? This has been on his shell for months.
Exactly what I thought but certain ones are static. I have several slippers on a giant trochus
 

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