Fig. 2
From: Crystallographic and geochemical responses of giant clams on turbid reefs
Microstructure of high turbid and low turbid giant clam shells. (a) Schematic longitudinal slice of the shell of Tridacna squamosa highlighting the inner layer (IL), outer layer (OL), pallial line (PL) and adductor myostracum (AM). Black rectangle denotes location of analysis for the IL, OL and PL. (b–h) SEM images of the different layers and associated microstructures throughout high turbid (Triangle reef) and low turbid (Baik reef) shells: (b) crossed lamellar microstructure (CL) in the OL; (c) PL separating the IL and OL; (d,e) complex crossed lamellar microstructure with prisms (CCL-P) in high turbid shells; (f,g) irregular complex crossed lamellar microstructure (CCL-I) in low turbid shells; (h) rounded polygonal prisms of the AM.
