Oops!

It does have nacre!  SO I'm right back where I started
from witha white mussel (some light brown left on outside)
and white nicre inside.  I.d.?

Thanks,
Linda
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On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 13:19:02 -0400
  bivalve <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>Try Mytilopsis leucophaeara(sp?). Does it have a small
>>platform on the inside near the tip?<
>
>Mytilopsis spp. are relatives of the zebra mussel rather
>than true mussels.  Instead of nacre, they have
>porcellaneous shells (similar to most mollusks).  If the
>inside is not mother of pearl, it is probably not a true
>mussel.
>
>     Dr. David Campbell
>     Old Seashells
>     University of Alabama
>     Biodiversity & Systematics
>     Dept. Biological Sciences
>     Box 870345
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