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bivalve
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bivalve
shellfish members of the Class Bivalvia. Molluscs enclosed between two shells which are hinged together. Includes oysters, clams, arkshells, mussels. Called also lamellibranch.
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A complete heirarchical schema for the American oyster distributed along the east coast of the United States is: Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Order: Pteriodea Family: Ostreidae Genus: Crassostrea Species: virginica The American oyster is referred to as Crassostrea virginica: Crassostrea is the genus of a group of oysters; virginica is the specific name that designates a particular kind or species of oyster.
Describing diversity: too many new species, too few taxonomists by Scheltema, Rudolf S. / Oceanus
Estudo do crescimento era comprimento de Donax hanleyanus Philippi, 1847 (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Donacidae).
Population structure, growth, and production of the wedge clam Donax ... by Herrmann, Marko; Carstensen, Daniel; Fischer, Sonke; Laudien, Jurgen; Penchaszadeh, Pablo E.; Arntz, / Journal of Shellfish Research
limatula dead Mollusca: Bivalvia Hiatella arctica dead Mollusca: Bivalvia Modiolus rectus dead Mollusca: Bivalvia Mytilus sp.
Oyster shells as vectors for exotic organisms by Cohen, Andrew N.; Zabin, Chela J. / Journal of Shellfish Research
 
 
 
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