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![Decorative sea silk, woven from the spun byssus threads produced by the large bivalve mollusc, the Noble pen shell (Pinna nobilis). Calasetta, Island of Sant'Antioco, Sardinia, Italy. Mediterranean Sea Stock Photo - Decorative sea silk, woven from the spun byssus threads produced by the large bivalve mollusc, the Noble pen shell (Pinna nobilis). Calasetta, Island of Sant'Antioco, Sardinia, Italy. Mediterranean Sea Stock Photo -](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/W7REGC/decorative-sea-silk-woven-from-the-spun-byssus-threads-produced-by-the-large-bivalve-mollusc-the-noble-pen-shell-pinna-nobilis-calasetta-island-of-santantioco-sardinia-italy-mediterranean-sea-W7REGC.jpg)
Decorative sea silk, woven from the spun byssus threads produced by the large bivalve mollusc, the Noble pen shell (Pinna nobilis). Calasetta, Island of Sant'Antioco, Sardinia, Italy. Mediterranean Sea Stock Photo -
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