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Bivalves
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1. Microscope Photos
These minute mollusks were in seaweed found in tide pools or at the edge of the ocean on Sunset Beach, North Carolina. If they fit entirely into the frame of the photo, they are less than 1/4" in size.
Copyright 2008 Jo O'Keefe All Rights Reserved
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Scissula iris
(Say, 1822), Rainbow Tellin
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Angulus texanus
(Dall, 1900) Texas Tellin
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Parvilucina
crenella
(Dall,
1901) Many-line Lucine
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Modiolus squamosus Beauperthuy, 1967 Southern
Horsemussel
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Mytella charruana (d'Orbigny, 1846) Charrua
Mussel
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Brachidontes
exustus (Linnaeus, 1758) Scorched Mussel
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Lioberus castanea
(Say, 1822) Chestnut Mussel
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Diplodonta
notata Dall and Simpson, 1901 Marked Diplodon
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Lepton lepidum (Say, 1826) Graceful Lepton
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Strigilla
surinamensis Boss, 1972 Surinam Strigilla
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Donax
variabilis Say, 1822 Variable Coquina
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Plicatula
gibbosa Lamarck, 1801 Atlantic Kittenpaw
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Argopecten
gibbus (Linnaeus, 1758) Atlantic Calico
Scallop
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Musculus lateralis
(Say, 1822) Lateral Mussel
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Petricola
pholadiformis -
False Angelwing
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Anadara transversa
(Say, 1822) Transverse Ark
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Lunarca
ovalis
(Bruguière, 1789) Blood Ark
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Mulinia
lateralis (Say, 1822) Dwarf Surfclam
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Photos taken with Kodak digital camera
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Pteria colymbus
(Röding, 1798) Atlantic Wing-oyster
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Cyrtopleura
costata (Linnaeus, 1758) Angelwing
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Pinctada imbricata Röding, 1798 Atlantic Pearl-oyster
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Ensis megistus
Pilsbry and McGinty, 1943 Minor Jackknife
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Tagelus plebeius
(Lightfoot, 1786) Stout Tagelus
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Anomia simplex
d'Orbigny, 1842 Common Jingle
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Chione elevata
(Say, 1822) Cross-barred Venus
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Lirophora
latilirata (Conrad, 1841) Imperial Venus
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Macrocallista
nimbosa (Lightfoot, 1786) Sunray Venus
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Dosinia discus
(Reeve, 1850) Disk Dosinia
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Laevicardium
serratum (Linnaeus, 1758) Eggcockle
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Dinocardium
robustum (Lightfoot, 1786) Atlantic Giant Cockle
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Trachycardium
egmontianum (Shuttleworth, 1856) Florida Pricklycockle
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Noetia ponderosa
(Say, 1822) Ponderous Ark
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Northern Quahogs
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Eurytellina
alternata (Say, 1822) Alternate Tellin
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Raeta plicatella
(Lamarck, 1818) Channeled Duckclam
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Atrina rigida
(John Lightfoot, 1786) Stiff Penshell
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Atrina serrata
(G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) Sawtooth Penshell
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Ensis megistus
Pilsbry and McGinty, 1943 Minor Jackknife
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