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Bivalvia
Linnaeus, 1758 “translation of the latin”
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Common Names
Bivalves include clams, mussels, scallops, and oysters.
Latin Synonyms
Linnaean Rank
Class
Ancestral Phylogeny and Taxonomy
| Mollusca | Caudofoveata | |||
| Solanogastres | ||||
| Polyplacophora | ||||
| Conchifera | †Helcionelloida | |||
| Monoplacophora | ||||
| Scaphopoda | ||||
| †Rostroconchia | ||||
| Bivalvia | ||||
| Gastropoda | ||||
| Cephalopoda | ||||
Explanation of phylogenetic trees
Lineage
Terrabiota, Cytota, Neomura, Eukaryota, Unikonta, Opisthoknota, Animalia, Metazoa, Eumetazoa, Bilateria, Protostomia, Lophotrochozoa, Mollusca, Conchifera
Descendant Phylogeny and Taxonomy
Morphology
Distribution
Ecology
Exclusively aquatic, both freshwater and marine.
Ethology
Evolution
Development
Ethnobiology
Population
Notes and Comments
References
Literature
Wye, Kenneth R. 1991. The encyclopedia of shells. Quarto Publishing plc.
Information on the Internet
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