FIGURE 9. Mulinia edulis, A–B in Revision of the Magellanic Mactridae Lamarck, 1809 (Bivalvia: Heterodonta)

FIGURE 9. Mulinia edulis, A–B: hinge description according to the nomenclature developed by Bernard and Munier Chalmas, Scale bar = 1cm; C–D: Ultrastructure of the shell, C: outer layer showing cross lamellar structure; D: inner layer with the cross lamellar complex, scale bar = 50 µm.