Freshwater bivalve
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Freshwater bivalves are molluscs of the order Bivalvia that inhabit freshwater ecosystems. They are one of the two main groups of freshwater molluscs, along with freshwater snails. The majority of biv
Family Margaritiferidae, a shell of Margaritifera auricularia
Family Unionidae, Quadrula metanevra, the monkeyface mussel
Family Unionidae, Anodonta cygnea, the swan mussel
Family Corbiculidae, shell of Corbicula fluminea
Bivalvia
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Bivalvia or bivalves, in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of aquatic molluscs that have laterally compressed soft bodies enclosed by a calcified exosk
Empty shell of the giant clam (Tridacna gigas)
Empty shells of the sword razor (Ensis ensis)
Anadara, a bivalve with taxodont dentition from the Pliocene of Cyprus