Clams, Oysters, and Scallops

Bivalvia

Description

Bivalves are marine and freshwater mollusks that have a two-part hinged shell. They lack a radula and their body is compressed laterally. Many of these animals burrow in the sand or attach themselves to rocks or other hard surfaces.

Orders
Ark Clams

Arcida

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Pearl Oysters and Relatives

Pteriida

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Scallops

Pectinida

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Venus Clams

Venerida

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Oysters

Ostreida

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Cockles

Cardiida

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Clams

Veneroida

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Tusk Shells

Scaphopoda

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Mussels

Mytilida

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File Clams

Limida

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Taxonomy
Phylum Mollusks
Statistics
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