Scientific illustration of shellfish from several harvested bivalve families. (IMAGE)

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Scientific illustration of shellfish from several harvested bivalve families.

Caption

Scientific illustration of exploited shellfish from several bivalve families (Pectinidae, Tellinidae, Cardiidae, Veneridae, Pinnidae, Spondylidae and Arcidae). Source: Encyclopaedia londinensis, or, Universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature… http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15915202

Credit

Image courtesy of Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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License

Public Domain

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