Hitchhiker id - pearl clam like

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This hitchhiker looks like a pearl clam when closed. However crawls on the glass like a snail.

It must have come from gulfliverock.

It has 2 symmetrical leafs that closes to give the pearl clam appearance.

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I often confused as a clam, it’s a bi valve which is related to the scallop family and generally stationery on rock but capable of moving as you’ve seen
They’re filter feeders and harmless
 
All my other bi valves are fixed on to the rock and this is the only one that moves around. Very cool to see it move around.
 

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