Fan mussel  (Atrina fragilis)

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For more on this species see:

Solandt, J-L (2003). The fan shell Atrina fragilis- a species of conservation concern. British Wildlife, 14 (number 6): 423-427.
www.mcsuk.org
Tyler-Walters, H. (2003). Atrina fragilis. Fan mussel. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Available from:
http://www.marlin.ac.uk/species/Atrinafragilis.htm
Woodward, F. R. (1985). The fan-mussel, Pina fragilis Pennant in Scotland. Glasgow Naturalist 21: 63-69.

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