Browse by subjectMedical Subject Headings (MeSH 2026) Organisms Eukaryota Animals Invertebrates Mollusca Bivalvia 149 resources . 12 sub-topics
A class in the phylum MOLLUSCA comprised of mussels; clams; OYSTERS; COCKLES; and SCALLOPS. They are characterized by a bilaterally symmetrical hinged shell and a muscular foot used for burrowing and anchoring.
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Explore Images 149 See all 149 Inaturalist Atlantic Rangia (Rangia cuneata) Photograph Bivalvia Inaturalist Barnea similis Photograph Bivalvia Inaturalist Giant thorny oyster (Spondylus varius) Photograph Bivalvia Inaturalist Hemphill Fileclam (Limaria hemphilli) Photograph Bivalvia Inaturalist Montacuta semiradiata Photograph Bivalvia Inaturalist Myllita stowei Photograph Bivalvia Inaturalist Ocean Quahog (Arctica islandica) Photograph Bivalvia Inaturalist Propellerclam (Cyrtodaria siliqua) Photograph Bivalvia Inaturalist Turneroconcha magnifica Photograph Bivalvia Wikimedia Blue mussels produced at the Ifremer hatchery in La Tremblade. Image Bivalvia Wikimedia The common mussel ( Mytilus edulis ) is a bivalve mollusc that lives on hard surfaces in the intertidal zone, mainly in the North Atlantic,... Image Bivalvia Wikimedia The common mussel ( Mytilus edulis ) is a bivalve mollusc that lives on hard surfaces in the intertidal zone, mainly in the North Atlantic,... Image Bivalvia Wikimedia This photograph, a testament to the biodiversity in Brest harbor, shows various bright orange sponges, mussels and several groups of jewel... Image Bivalvia Wikimedia This photograph, a testament to the biodiversity in Brest harbor, shows various bright orange sponges, mussels and several groups of jewel... Image Bivalvia Inaturalist Acanthocardia deshayesii Photograph Cardiidae Inaturalist Akoya Pearl Oyster (Pinctada fucata) Photograph Pinctada Inaturalist Alabama Orb (Pustulosa kieneriana) Photograph Unio Inaturalist Aleutian Cockle (Keenocardium californiense) Photograph Cardiidae Inaturalist Asian Green Mussel (Perna viridis) Photograph Perna Inaturalist Atlantic Bay Scallop (Argopecten irradians) Photograph Pectinidae Inaturalist Atlantic deep-sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) Photograph Pectinidae Inaturalist Atlantic Pearl Oyster (Pinctada imbricata) Photograph Pinctada Inaturalist Atlantic Ribbed Mussel (Geukensia demissa) Photograph Mytilidae Inaturalist Australian Corbicula (Corbicula australis) Photograph Corbicula +125 See all Subject headings from Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) 2026, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. ScieBeta is not affiliated with, nor endorsed by, the NLM or the NIH. Resources are linked from their original providers and open directly from them. Licence and credit are shown alongside every item.