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The mirror type eye of the scallop Argopecten irradians.
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posted on 2013-07-29, 01:38 authored by Autum N. Pairett, Jeanne M. Serb(A) Scallops have up to 200 single chambered eyes along their mantle edge, indicated by the white arrow. (B) The eye sits on a tentacle ( = T) and the major internal structures of the scallop eye are indicated. C = cornea, L = lens, DR = distal retina, PR = proximal retina, M = mirror, ON = optic nerve.