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Definition of bivalve
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Bivalve
(a.)
Having
two
shells
or
valves
which open and shut, as the
oyster
and
certain
seed
vessels..
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Dimyaria
::
Dimyaria
(n. pl.) An order of
lamellibranchiate
mollusks
having
an
anterior
and
posterior
adductor
muscle,
as the
common
clam. See
Bivalve..
Xylotrya
::
Xylotrya
(n.) A genus of
marine
bivalves
closely
allied
to
Teredo,
and
equally
destructive
to
timber.
One
species
(Xylotrya
fimbriata)
is very
common
on the
Atlantic
coast of the
United
States..
Trough-shell
::
Trough-shell
(n.) Any
bivalve
shell of the genus
Mactra.
See
Mactra.
Inoceramus
::
Inoceramus
(n.) An
extinct
genus of
large,
fossil,
bivalve
shells,allied
to the
mussels.
The genus is
characteristic
of the
Cretaceous
period..
Pallium
::
Pallium
(n.) The
mantle
of a
bivalve.
See
Mantle.
Malleus
::
Malleus
(n.) A genus of
bivalve
shells;
the
hammer
shell.
Lithodomus
::
Lithodomus
(n.) A genus of
elongated
bivalve
shells,
allied
to the
mussels,
and
remarkable
for their
ability
to bore holes for
shelter,
in solid
limestone,
shells,
etc.
Called
also
Lithophagus..
Rudistes
::
Rudistes
(n. pl.) An
extinct
order or
suborder
of
bivalve
mollusks
characteristic
of the
Cretaceous
period;
--
called
also
Rudista.
See
Illust.
under
Hippurite.
Nucula
::
Nucula
(n.) A genus of small
marine
bivalve
shells,
having
a
pearly
interior..
Umbo
::
Umbo (n.) One of the
lateral
prominence
just above the hinge of a
bivalve
shell.
Borer
::
Borer (n.) A
marine,
bivalve
mollusk,
of the genus
Teredo
and
allies,
which
burrows
in wood. See
Teredo..
Typhlosole
::
Typhlosole
(n.) A fold of the wall which
projects
into the
cavity
of the
intestine
in
bivalve
mollusks,
certain
annelids,
starfishes,
and some other
animals..
Wedge-shell
::
Wedge-shell
(n.) Any one of
numerous
species
of small
marine
bivalves
belonging
to Donax and
allied
genera
in which the shell is
wedge-shaped.
Bivalved
::
Bivalved
(a.)
Having
two
valves,
as the
oyster
and some seed pods;
bivalve..
Nates
::
Nates (n. pl.) The
umbones
of a
bivalve
shell.
Valve
::
Valve (n.) One of the
pieces
or
divisions
of
bivalve
or
multivalve
shells.
Hippurite
::
Hippurite
(n.) A
fossil
bivalve
mollusk
of the genus
Hippurites,
of many
species,
having
a
conical,
cup-shaped
under
valve,
with a
flattish
upper valve or lid.
Hippurites
are found only in the
Cretaceous
rocks..
Pinna
::
Pinna (n.) Any
species
of
Pinna,
a genus of large
bivalve
mollusks
found in all warm seas. The
byssus
consists
of a large
number
of long, silky
fibers,
which have been used in
manufacturing
woven
fabrics,
as a
curiosity..
Lamellibranchiata
::
Lamellibranchiata
(n. pl.) A class of
Mollusca
including
all those that have
bivalve
shells,
as the
clams,
oysters,
mussels,
etc..
Ark Shell
::
Ark shell () A
marine
bivalve
shell
belonging
to the genus Arca and its
allies.
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