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Species in the class Bivalvia

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Small giant clam (Tridacna maxima)
At less than a third of the size of the true giant clam (Tridacna gigas), the small giant clam deserves its name. As an adult, it ... More	9 Images	0 Videos

Giant clam (Tridacna gigas)
This enormous shellfish is the largest species of bivalve mollusc in the fossil record, and the heaviest of all the living mollusc... More	10 Images	2 Videos

Birdwing pearlymussel (Lemiox rimosus)
Information on the birdwing pearlymussel is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Horse’s hoof clam (Hippopus hippopus)
Information on the horse’s hoof clam is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Carolina heelsplitter (Lasmigona decorata)
Information on the carolina heelsplitter is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	9 Images	0 Videos

Appalacian elktoe (Alasmidonta raveneliana)
Information on the appalacian elktoe is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Peppery furrow shell (Scrobicularia plana)
The peppery furrow shell is a bivalve mollusc with a thin, flattened, rounded shell. The outer surface of the shell may be white, ... More	4 Images	1 Video

Fan mussel (Atrina fragilis)
Growing to an impressive 48 cm in length, the fan mussel (Atrina fragilis) is one of the largest of the bivalve molluscs found in ... More	10 Images	1 Video

Native oyster (Ostrea edulis)
The native oyster is a bivalve mollusc, which means ‘two shells’, and is rough, scaly and yellowish-grey in colour. Each valve dif... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Common cockle (Cerastoderma edule)
This well-known edible cockle has a solid shell, consisting of two valves, which feature prominent ribs and concentric growth-line... More	7 Images	2 Videos

Common mussel (Mytilus edulis)
The common mussel has a roughly triangular shell, which is bluish, purplish or brown in colour and covered with a black outer laye... More	10 Images	5 Videos

Southern giant clam (Tridacna derasa)
The southern giant clam is one of the largest of the ‘giant clams’, reaching up to an incredible 60 cm in length. The species is a... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera)
One of the longest-living invertebrates in existence, the freshwater pearl mussel has, like all bivalve molluscs, a shell consisti... More	10 Images	0 Videos

Fanshell (Cyprogenia stegaria)
Information on the fanshell is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Dromedary pearly mussel (Dromus dromas)
Information on the dromedary pearly mussel is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Tar river spiny mussel (Elliptio steinstansana)
Information on the tar river spiny mussel is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Texas hornshell (Popenaias popeii)
Information on the Texas hornshell is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Cracking pearly mussel (Hemistena lata)
Information on the cracking pearly mussel is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Cumberlandian combshell (Epioblasma brevidens)
Information on the cumberlandian combshell is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	1 Image	0 Videos

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