ROPES ET Al..: (IROWTH LINKS OF OCEAN QUAHOGS 



ture interrupted by an ISP band that extends from the notch-line seen in (b) (scale bar = 1 ju.m). This photomicrograph 

 was taken beyond the field of view of (b), to the lower left and beyond the zone of epoxy penetration, (d) Enlargement of 

 epoxy penetration zone from (b) interrupts normal shell microstructure followed by a zone of cavernous, poorly 

 organized, disrupted shell growth (scale bar =10 jum). 



