Fish and Marine Life Illustrations


Colored pencil diagram of mussel anatomy, labeling the foot, mantle, gills, digestive tract and two siphons.

Mussel (Unionidae) Anatomy, colored pencil

Commissioned by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

About mussel anatomy:

More about freshwater mussels:
University of Massachusetts: Freshwater Mussel
Animal Diversity Web: Family Unionidae

Also see:

Mussel Illustration by Gina Mussel Life Cycle Illustration

Mussel anatomy (Unionidae) is a 2006 illustration by Gina for Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. An opened shell exposes the animal's internal structures in pale colors and careful outlines, and labels tie every named part to its place. The beak, the oldest part of the shell, is the hump-like structure near the hinge.