What is living in my sun coral?

Cope

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Here are some picks. In the first one it looks like a vertical clam.
I know is a blurry pick, but it's the best I could do.
Under the vertical clam you can see a horizontal one.
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Here it looks like a red mouth. The mouth is light sensitive and will retract into the skeleton when hit with light.
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Here you can see it partly retracted in to the hole. I believe this thing has caused the hole, not just moved in to it.
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Any ideas?

Thanks for looking.
Cope
 
It is some type or boring bivalve. Usually harmless but can let in pathogens to the core of the skeleton, I would leave it be.

They are very common on waltsmith maricultured sps as well as barnacles.
 
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