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mussels, scallops bivalves are aquatic mollusks belonging to the class bivalvia (or pelecypoda), a group that includes the familiar and economically important clams , oysters , scallops , and mussels . bivalvia ("two valves") refers to the fact that most members of this group have two-part calcareous shells
most bivalves are relatively sedentary suspension feeders, but they have various levels of activities (some can even "swim" by jet propulsion) and not all are suspension feeders. many bivalves (clams, mussels, oysters, scallops, cockles) are important invertebrates for human consumption as well as key in...
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