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Image: Scallop jump

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Description: Illustration of the movements of a scallop when "jumping" (as opposed to "swimming"). Jumping is achieved when the scallop opens its valves to draw in water ventrally and then expels it the same direction.
Title: Scallop jump
Credit: Own work
Author: KDS444
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
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