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Bivalves are mollusks belonging to the class Bivalvia. They typically have two-part shells, with both valves being symmetrical along the hinge line. The class has 30,000 species, including scallops, clams, oysters and mussels. Other names for the class include Bivalva, Pelecypoda, and Lamellibranchia. Bivalves are exclusively aquatic; they include both marine and freshwater forms. However some, for instance the mussels, can survive out of water for short periods by closing their valves. Bivalves are unique among the mollusks for lacking a radula; they feed by siphoning and filtering large particles from water. Some bivalves are epifaunal: that is, they attach themselves to surfaces in the water, by means of a byssus or organic cementation. Others are infaunal: they bury themselves in sand or other sediments. These forms typically have a strong digging foot. Some bivalves, such as scallops, can swim.
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Is a mussel a bivalve?
Mussels are bivalve.
Is a mussel bivalve or univalve?
A mussel is a bivalve, which means it has two shells that are hinged together to protect its soft body.
Bivalve in a sentence?
What is a bivalve? In human anatomy,its valve found in a vein.
Is a two-shelled mollusk?
it is called a bivalve
What is a species of bivalve?
muscular
What is the taxonomy of oysters?
Bivalve
What is a young bivalve called?
A larva.
Are scallops worms?
No. They are bivalve mollusks.
Burrowing bivalve mollusc?
Clam
What are example of bivalve?
clams and cuttlefish
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.
