Scallop shell. View of a scallop shell,a type of bivalve mollusc. The shell is covered in worm casts and has a barnacle on it at lower centre. The scallop is contained within two of these shells connected together by a hinge (at bottom). The ridged shell is made of minerals containing calcium. The shells are opened and closed by a single muscle. Scallops can swim through the water by rapidly opening and closing their shells | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Hart-Davis, Adam |
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