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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Bivalvia</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>clams</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>Pteriomorphia</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>mussels</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>Heterodonta</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>Mollusca</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Acephala</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Lamellibranchia</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Lamellibranchiata</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Pelecypoda</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>acephals</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>bivalve</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>bivalves</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>lamellibranchs</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>pelecypods</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ 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. ]]></note></mads>