- Bivalvia is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs with laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell in two hinged parts.
- The main characteristic of mussels can easily be seen from outside: A mussel shell is divided into two shell valves (hence the class name Bivalvia ).
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- Bivalvia ("two valves") refers to the fact that most members of this group have two-part calcareous shells, or valves, that are hinged and more or less symmetrical.
- Bivalvia (pronounced: bih-VAL-vee-uh), also known as bivalves, is a class of marine and freshwater mollusks that includes clams, oysters, mussels, scallops...
- Bivalve, (class Bivalvia), any of more than 15,000 species of clams, oysters, mussels, scallops, and other members of the phylum Mollusca characterized by a...
- Although "Bivalvia" is a valid name for the class and has gained general acceptance following the Treatise on Invertebrate Palaeontology (Cox in Moore, 1969)...
- Phylum Mollusca→. Class Bivalvia→. Bivalve Ecology and Paleoecology. ... Bivalvia: Arcinella cornuta (PRI 44151) by Digital Atlas of Ancient Life on Sketchfab.
- Midyeler (Bivalvia) Midyeler, yumuşakçalar (mollusca) filumuna ait hayvanlardır. Vücutları bir menteşe ile birleşen iki kabuk içerisinde bulunur.
- A septibranch bivalve has a septum across its mantle cavity, which functions to pump in food. Thus, Bivalvia is the only molluscan class characterized by the...