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Zebra mussel

Dreissena polymorpha

Photo by Peter Rühr
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zebra mussel

Dreissena polymorpha

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Peter Rühr
I'm pretty sure it's zebra mussels. I found them in the Rhine, too, they looked pretty much the same... Thanks!
Saarbrigger
How did the shape look like? Was it a triangula and under the dirth they had a structur "zebra like"?: Dreissena polymorpha (zebra mussel) Was it found nearby a river/creek ?: Unio crassus (thick shelled river mussel) or... When I see how they are gorwn in bulk of mussels I think its the "Dreissena polymorpha (zebra mussel)".
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PublishedJuly 20, 2011

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