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Neither. while its true that moon snails consist of only one shell, they are classified as gastropods and not bivalves. Bivalves are clams, mussels, scallops and oyster, all having 2 shells, while gastropods are snails.
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Is a mussel bivalve or univalve?
Mussels are bivalve.
Is a periwinkle a bivalve or a univalve?
Its neither.Its actually a Gastropod.
Is a limpet a univalve or a bivalve?
The limpet has only one shell, making it a univalve. Molluscs with two shells, such as clams and mussels, are bivalves.
Is a snail a bivalve?
No, a snail is a gastropod.
Is a bivalve a snail?
No, a snail is a gastropod.
Is an oyster classified as a bivalve or an univalve?
An oyster - bi (stand for two) and valves (stands for shells) - two shelled animals.
Are bivalve and univalve antonyms?
Strictly speaking, no, though an organism cannot simultaneously be both.
Is the mollusk a bivalve univalve or cephalopods?
Bivalves, univalves, and cephalopods are all types of mollusks. So are gastropods.
What are biavalves?
Bivalves are mollusks with two shells, such as a clam. A univalve is a mollusk with one shell, such as a snail.
What is an example of a bivalve?
Clam, oyster, mussel, scallop,blue sea mussel,rough scallop, scallop, and calico snail
What is the difference between a mussel and a whelk?
A whelk is a snail and a mussel is a bivalve mollusc or clam.
Is a clam a univalve?
yes
