Laevapex sp., dorsal view. The molluscan shell is attached to the animal by adductor muscles. The three adductor muscles can be clearly seen on this specimen as the oval, non-pigmented areas. On Laevapex there are two adductor muscles anteriorly and one adductor muscle at the posterior end.

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Laevapex
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John B. Burch, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
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