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Shell of a freshwater mussel with a white nacre (interior) and brownish-yellow exterior. The shell has fine light and dary broken rays radiating outward from the hinge to the margin.

Gulf moccasinshell

Medionidus penicillatus
Medionidus penicillatus | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service