[DOC] [TLE] Bivalvia - Wikipedia [PAR] Bivalvia, in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and 
Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally 
compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. ... They 
include clams, oysters, cockles, mussels, scallops, and numerous other families 
that live in... [DOC] [TLE] Bivalve shell - Wikipedia [PAR] A bivalve shell is part of the body, the exoskeleton or shell, of a bivalve mollusk. 
In life, the shell of this class of mollusks is composed of two hinged parts or ... The 
valves of the shell are made of either calcite (as with, e.g. oysters) or both calcite 
... In life the ligament opens the shell (like a bent eraser in a door hinge), and the
... [DOC] [TLE] lamellibranch (mollusk) - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus [PAR] "lamellibranch" (mollusk) definition: a marine or freshwater mollusk having a soft 
body with plate-like gills enclosed within 2 shells hinged... ... molluscs with 
laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell in two hinged parts. Bivalves ... 
A mollusk, such as an oyster or a clam, that has a shell consisting of two hinged 
valves. [DOC] [TLE] Bivalve | Define Bivalve at Dictionary.com [PAR] Zoology. any mollusk, as the oyster, clam, scallop, or mussel, of the class ... 
bivalve, bvalv, n. an animal having a shell in two valves or parts, like the oyster
: a ... having a laterally compressed body, a shell consisting of two hinged valves,
... [DOC] [TLE] Bivalvely - definition of bivalvely by The Free Dictionary [PAR] Having a shell consisting of two hinged valves. 2. ... Also: bivalvate having or 
consisting of two valves or similar parts: a bivalve seed capsule. ... A mollusk, 
such as a clam or oyster, whose shell consists of two halves hinged together. ... 
piddock - marine bivalve that bores into rock or clay or wood by means of saw-
like shells. [DOC] [TLE] Bivalves - definition of Bivalves by The Free Dictionary [PAR] Having a shell consisting of two hinged valves. 2. ... Also: bivalvate having or 
consisting of two valves or similar parts: a bivalve seed capsule. ... A mollusk, 
such as a clam or oyster, whose shell consists of two halves hinged together. ... 
piddock - marine bivalve that bores into rock or clay or wood by means of saw-
like shells. [DOC] [TLE] Classification of Phylum Mollusca - Boundless [PAR] Class Bivalvia consists of mollusks with two shells held together by a muscle; 
these ... Class Aplacophora ("bearing no plates") includes worm-like animals ... 
with laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell in two hinged parts. 
Bivalves include clams, oysters, mussels, scallops, and numerous other families 
of shells. [DOC] [TLE] Answer Key - Keywords - Downeast Institute [PAR] Bivalve  a mollusk, having a shell consisting of two hinged parts. Example: A 
clam ... Chondrophore a spoon like, tooth like structure on the left hinge of the 
clam's shell. Crystalline ... and a shell covering, including clams, oysters, and 
snails. [DOC] [TLE] Mussels and Clams (Bivalvia) - Amazing Facts on Molluscs [PAR] The two valves of a mussel shell are held together on one side by an elastic ... 
easier for the mollusc, its closing musculature consists in fact of two muscles: ... 
Blue mussels for example can filtrate up to 5 litres of water per hour, oysters ... 
Usually the foot is the only part of the mussel's soft body to be seen outside of the 
shell. [DOC] [TLE] Lab 5: Phylum Mollusca [PAR] The phylum Mollusca consists of over 100,000 marine, freshwater, and ... Class 
Bivalvia, clams, scallops, and oysters; characterized by a hinged shell of two ... 
shell - this is accomplished in part by the elastic hinge ligament, which acts like a. [DOC] [TLE] bivalve | class of mollusks | Britannica.com [PAR] Bivalvia any of more than 15000 species of clams, oysters, mussels, scallops, 
and ... The shell morphology and hinge

Question: A mollusk, like an oyster or clam, with a shell consisting of 2 hinged parts
Answer: a bivalve