describe the body of bivalves
Two whole shells, one closed and one open, of the marine bivalve Abra alba. Live marine venerid cockles, Austrovenus stutchburyi from New Zealand. 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 valves. Bivalves are very common in essentially all aquatic locales, including saltwater, brackish water, and freshwater.wo whole shells, one closed and one open, of the marine bivalve Abra alba. Live marine venerid cockles, Austrovenus stutchburyi from New Zealand. A bivalve shell is part of the body, the exoskeleton or shell, of a bivalve mollusk.