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The World's Largest Bivalve
 
 


The largest bivalve in the World, Inoceramus (Sphenoceramus) steenstrupi from Nšgssuaq, West Greenland as it is seen in the new Greenland exhibition. The length of the shells is 178 cm. (Photo: A.K. Brantsen).