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Dear Zooarch members

I wanted to ask if there is anything that can be done with Mytilidae
epidermis. I am analyzing material from a site in Iceland that is producing
a lot of quite large pieces (up to 10 cm in length and 5 in with) of
epidermis from what I am pretty sure are mussels (most likely *M. edulis*or
*M. modiolus*) but there is no actual shell preserved. Is it possible to do
anything with the epidermis? Is there a sensible way to count them or
quantify in some way?

Kind regards,

Albína Hulda Pálsdóttir
Iceland