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Eukaryota > Animals > Invertebrates > Mollusca > Bivalvia

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Bivalvia  

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  • Bivalve
  • Bivalves

Note

  • as animal & food; general or unspecified; prefer specifics; as food, coordinate IM with SHELLFISH (IM)

Scope note

  • A class in the phylum MOLLUSCA comprised of mussels; clams; OYSTERS; COCKLES; and SCALLOPS. They are characterized by a bilaterally symmetrical hinged shell and a muscular foot used for burrowing and anchoring.

History note

  • 2006

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D049872

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