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An Illustrated and Cross-Referenced Glossary of Malacological and Conchological Terms |
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| Term | Definition |
| BIVALVE | Typically, a mollusc in the class Bivalvia, with two shelly valves, such as an oyster or scallop; = CLAM. Additionally, other bivalved molluscs exist such as the Paleozoic ROSTROCONCHS, and the Recent bivalved gastropods of the family Juliidae; other phyla, such as the Brachiopoda, are not strictly referred to as "bivalves"; see: LAMELLIBRANCH; see also: UNIVALVE; MUSSEL. | |
| BIVALVE, ATTACHED | Bivalves which have cemented themselves to a substrate, e.g., species in genera such as Crassostrea, Ostrea, Spondylus, Chama, Mytilus; see also: ATTACHED; BORING BIVALVES; CEMENTATION; INFERIOR VALVE. | |
| BIVALVE, BORING | Bivalves with dissolve their substrate (rock or wood), forming burrows into which they exist and grow, e.g. SHIPWORMS, Teredo spp.; see also: ATTACHED BIVALVE. | |
| BIVALVE, BROODING | A bivalve which undergoes internal fertilization, and sheds its young as miniature adults (commonly) or sometimes as larvae (less commonly) after having brooded or incubated them within the MANTLE CAVITY of the parent, e.g. Bornia spp., Parastarte spp., Lyonsia spp. | |
| BIVALVED GASTROPOD | A GASTROPOD (e.g., Julia spp. [Ascoglossa: Juliidae]) with two VALVES, like a clam. | |
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