Image: Annuli on scallop shell
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Description: Atlantic sea scallop, Placopecten magellanicus. You can tell how old a scallop is by counting the number of annuli (rings) on their shells (kind of like counting tree rings on a stump).
Title: Annuli on scallop shell
Credit: NOAA FishWatch (see Gallery)
Author: Unknown author
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