GEM. With some hesitation we classify this mussel in "squamea". Could it be a Lemniscata? It is a large shell, very special and very magnificent. The middleman did not want to give this shell away, but relented after a while. He was well aware that this piece was something special. The pattern of alternating dark and light stripes is unique. Combined with a large size. A once in a lifetime piece.
Philippines. Mindanao. Zamboanga. Peninsula. 10-25 m. 2013.
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