Olivier Caro wrote:
> Yes, some answers I receive propose Donacilla cornea.
> It's the right pattern, the right "milky" fat layer inside valves, but
> the general shape is strange...
* wear, nibbling, or breakage around the edges of the valves can
sometimes make a bivalve surprisingly hard to recognize.
for what this is worth,
fred.
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