Bivalvia (class)
Esquema
Jerarquía
Descripción
Class of mollusks characterized by a two-piece, hinged outer shell divided from front to back into left and right valves, and large, flattened gills covered with tiny beating cilia; most species are sedentary, often burrowing, filter feeders such as clams, oysters, and others.
Subcategorías
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- bivalves [en]
- bivalve [en]
- Acephala [en]
- Acephala [la]
- acephals [en]
- Lamellibranchia [en]
- Lamellibranchiata [en]
- lamellibranchs [en]
- Pelecypoda [en]
- pelecypods [en]