Photo By/Credit
Makeda Nurradin/USFWS
Date Shot/Created
09/01/2023Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
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Biologist Beth Glidewell points to the intricate details of a sheepnose mussel’s periostracum, the outermost layer of the shell where growth rings are found. The ridges on the shell are used to help identify different species.
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