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3. Unionida - Wikipedia

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   Exportation of freshwater mussels for the use in the Japanese cultured pearl industry has supported the North American freshwater mussel fisheries since the late 1950s. The mother of pearl (or nacre) from exported freshwater mussels are used to make a bead nucleus which is placed in a living animal to form a pearl. In the 1990s, the United ...

4. Freshwater pearl mussel - Wikipedia

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   The freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) is an endangered species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Margaritiferidae.. Although the name "freshwater pearl mussel" is often used for this species, other freshwater mussel species (e.g. Margaritifera auricularia) can also create pearls and some can also be used as a source of mother of pearl.

5. Legal Sea Foods - Wikipedia

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   Legal Sea Foods also operates an online fish market and ships fresh fish anywhere in the contiguous United States, as well as a retail products division. In addition to the traditional Legal Sea Foods branches, the company has operated some unique concepts over the years, including Legal Test Kitchen, Legal C Bar, Legal Harborside, Legal ...

6. Unionidae - Wikipedia

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   Unionidae burrow into the substrate, with their posterior margins exposed. They pump water through the incurrent aperture, obtaining oxygen and food. They remove phytoplankton and zooplankton, as well as suspended bacteria, fungal spores, and dissolved organic matter.

7. California mussel - Wikipedia

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   However, they do not colonize bare rock easily, instead preferring the shelter of pre-existing mussels and their biological filaments. Mussels attach themselves to the hard surfaces using their thread-like byssus. Given the right circumstances, California mussels can grow up to 200 mm (8 inches) in length and may live for more than 20 years.