Had this guy for a long time and never knew it

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My crew of Turbo snails is well over a year old, they have doubled in size at the least. One of them has always had a bump on its shell, I figured it was just a deformity of the shell. Well, when I had a good look at him its turns out to be a clam.

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My crew of Turbo snails is well over a year old, they have doubled in size at the least. One of them has always had a bump on its shell, I figured it was just a deformity of the shell. Well, when I had a good look at him its turns out to be a clam.

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He's just hitchin' a ride...

 
I’ve had some small clams like that that can actually move. Not sure if yours is one like that, but if so, it might have migrated from your live rock to the snail.
 
I’ve had some small clams like that that can actually move. Not sure if yours is one like that, but if so, it might have migrated from your live rock to the snail.
no live rock, the clam came with the snail. I noticed the bump when I purchased the snails, the bump seemed to grow with the snail, that's what threw me off
 
What an awesome discovery!
 
Is it alive? Like is it actually growing also?
 

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