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Originally Posted by knotty panda Mantle = ... |
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flimsy shell liner between the hard shell wall and everything else.
When you see living bivalves on a rocky shore with a trimming of 'beard' fluttering in the tide, the 'beard' is the edge of the mantle...
LINK to a spectacular photo of a scallop's mantle (visible edge) by Bill Capman (
LINK to source).