Bivalve - Any animal with a two-valved shell, such as a clam, mussel or oyster.
the type of mollusk (Phylum Mollusca) that has two hinged shells (valves). Bivalves include clams, mussels, and scallops.
molluscs with two shells, such as oysters, scallops and clams.
clams, mussels and oysters; their bodies are enclosed by two shells (bivalves) joined by a ligament.
Mollusks belonging to the class Bivalvia, with two-part hinged shells, including mussels and clams.
a mollusk with a shell that consists of two symmetrical valves
The class of molluscs that are laterally compressed and covered with two shells, or valves; clams and mussels (Ecology of Altantic Shorelines 1999).
Mollusk with two shells connected by a hinge (i.e. clams, oysters).
Having a shelled animal composed of two valves(eg. a clam).
mollusc with a bilaterally symmetrical two-part external shell that completely encloses the body (including clams, oysters, and mussels).
Molluscs with two valves that are held together by ligaments of tough material.
marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together
used of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc.)
a mollusk with a hinged shell
a sea creature with two shells
A mollusk with two hinged shells. Examples are clams and oysters.
A group of soft-bodied organisms that live enclosed in two shells, and have a muscular foot and siphons (e.g. mussels, clams, oysters).
A mollusk whose body is enclosed by a pair of hard shells.
A class of mollusk including mussels, clams, and oysters.
A mollusk with two hinged shells belonging to the class, Bivalvia (e.g. oysters, clams and scallops).
animal (as a clam) with a shell composed of two separate parts that open and shut
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BI-valv A mollusk that has a two-part shell. 519
mollusc of the class Bivalvia (Pelecypoda). Includes clams, mussels, oysters, and scallops. ( Bivalves)
mollusc with a shell composed of two distinct and usually movable parts that open and shut.
a mollusk with shells, connected by a hinge
A mollusk having two shells hinged together, as the oyster, clam, or mussel; or any animal with two halves to its shell such as an ostracode or brachiopod.
Marine or freshwater mollusk that possess a hinged shell and a hatchet-shaped foot. Bivalves are generally sessile or burrow into soft sediment, rock, wood, or other materials. Oysters are sessile bivalves.
Any mollusk having a shell in two parts, hinged together so it will open and close like a book.
Marine or freshwater mollusk that has two shells. close window
An aquatic invertebrate animal of the class Bivalvia. Bivalves, such as clams and oysters, have two shells (valves), and most are filter feeders.
a group of molluscs with flattened bodies enclosed by a pair shells ( valves) made of hard calcite.
(buy - valv) A mollusk whose shell is two pieces joined by a muscular hinge. Clams and oysters are bivalves.
shelffish with two distinct shells
mollusk that has a two-part hinged shell. Bivalves include clams, oysters, scallops, mussels, and other shellfish.
mollusk or other shelled animal who's shell is comprised of two separate halves, or valves, usually connected by a flexible hinge.
A mollusk with a shell comprising two hinged valves, including oysters, muscles, and clams [LCOTE
Members of the Mollusca, which have two shells connected by a hinge.
The collective name for molluscs comprising of two valves (upper and lower shell), connected by a organic ligament. These marine creatures were among the first creatures to become widespread across the globe.