Bivalvia

Alternate names: bivalve, clam, pelecypoda

Author: Linnaeus,1758

Representative image using: Propeamussium meridionale

MBARI 2015: D772

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Representative image using: Calyptogena extenta

MBARI 2014: D507-02HD

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Representative image using: Acesta sphoni

MBARI 2004: T666-01

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Representative image using: Solemyidae

MBARI 2014: D650-01HD

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Representative image using: Delectopecten

MBARI 2013: D565

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Representative image using: Acesta mori

MBARI 2006: T1064-02

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Representative image using: Phreagena kilmeri

MBARI 2000: V1771

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Representative image using: Acila castrensis

MBARI 2010: V3504

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Representative image using: Nuculana sp. A

MBARI 2004

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Bivalvia

Alternate names: bivalve, clam, pelecypoda

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Bivalvia Alternate names: bivalve, clam, pelecypoda Author: Linnaeus,1758 Representative image using: Propeamussium meridionale MBARI 2015: D772 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Calyptogena extenta MBARI 2014: D507-02HD Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Acesta sphoni MBARI 2004: T666-01 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Solemyidae MBARI 2014: D650-01HD Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Delectopecten MBARI 2013: D565 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Acesta mori MBARI 2006: T1064-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Phreagena kilmeri MBARI 2000: V1771 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Acila castrensis MBARI 2010: V3504 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Nuculana sp. A MBARI 2004 Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Mollusca (phylum) Bivalvia (class) Heterodonta (subclass) Protobranchia (subclass) Pteriomorphia (subclass) Description Geographic Information Habitat description: Benthic. Additional Information References Encyclopedia of Life Tree of Life World Register of Marine Species National Center for Biotechnology Information Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: Bivalvia (Linnaeus,1758) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Bivalvia. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2025-10-25.
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