Species in the class Bivalvia Results 1 - 20
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Fluted clam (Tridacna squamosa)
The fluted clam, also known as the scaled clam, can be identified by the large, leaf-like fluted scales on its shell, which are of...  More  15 Images  1 Video
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Fanshell (Cyprogenia stegaria)
Information on the fanshell is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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