Bivalvia (class)

Scope note: Class of mollusks characterized by a two-piece, hinged outer shell divided from front to back into left and right valves, and large, flattened gills covered with tiny beating cilia; most species are sedentary, often burrowing, filter feeders such as clams, oysters, and others.

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NT8 300259085 clams
NT8 300310172 Pteriomorphia (subclass) [+~]
- NT9 Ostreoida (order) [+~]
  - NT10 Pectinidae (family) [+~]
    - NT11 Nodipecten (genus) [+]
  - NT10 Ostreidae (family)
  - NT10 oysters
  - NT10 Spondylidae (family) [+~]
    - NT11 Spondylus (genus) [+]
- NT9 Pterioida (order) [+~]
  - NT10 Pteriidae (family) [+~]
    - NT11 Pinctada (genus) [+]
NT8 300379710 mussels
NT8 300419334 Heterodonta (subclass) [+~]
- NT9 Veneroida (order) [+~]
  - NT10 Cardiidae (family)

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