Figure 15. Stirpulina ramosa. Transverse sections through A in A cadaver unearthed: the anatomy of the Japanese living fossil Stirpulina ramosa (Bivalvia: Anomalodesmata: Clavagellidae) - the unique specimen in the collections of Emperor Shōwa

Figure 15. Stirpulina ramosa. Transverse sections through A, the ctenidial axis and B, the junction between the ascending lamella of the outer demibranch with the mantle. ALOD, ascending lamella of the outer demibranch; BBV, branchial blood vessel; BC, blood cells; BN, branchial nerve; CAFG, ctenidial axis food groove; CJ, cuticular junction; ME, mantle epithelium; N, nerve.