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Can be spelt either way.

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How is the hinge ligament in relation to the two halves of a clam?

The hinge ligament is attached to the adjacent edges on one side of the two halves of a clam shell. This allows the clam to open and close like a door.


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 holds two clam shells together?

the mussel of the clam keeps the shell together. But they can open it if the want.


What is the function of umbo in clam?

The shell of a clam consists of two valves hinged together along the dorsal side (front). On the opposite end of where the clam opens is a swollen region (the umbo) where the shell of the clam starts to grow.


What are the parts of a clam's nervous system?

The clam can survive with only 3 pairs of ganglia. Two pairs control the open and closing of the shell, will the pedal controls the foot of the clam.


Is the word sea shell one word or two words?

It can either be one word (seashell) or two (sea shell)


What holds the two clam shells together?

posterior and anterior adductor muscles


What is the name of A clam or oyster whose body is inside a two part shell?

This is a bivalve mollusk.


How does one do clam shell packaging?

A clamshell is a one-piece container consisting of two halves joined by a hinge area which allows the structure to come together to close. Clamshells are often made of a shaped plastic material, in a way that is similar to a blister pack. The name of the clamshell is taken from the shell of a clam, which it resembles both in form and function.


Where is the mantle of a clam located?

The mantle of the clam lines the valves, and serves to secrete calcium carbonate in the formation of the clam's shell while protecting the clam's visceral mass.


What is the difference between a clam and an octopus?

A clam is a bivalve mollusc-that is one with a shell that splits in two. Octopus are also molluscs but of the cephalopoda class-this means they are bilaterally symmetrical-only symmetrical in one direction.


What do you call A sea crature whose shell is in two halves joined together by a hinge?

A bivalve. A clam (A brachiopod)