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bi·valve [ˈbaɪvælv] N ZOOL

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Use of this technique has changed views on the longevity of many bivalves. en.wikipedia.org

In many bivalves that have siphons, they can be retracted back into the safety of the shell. en.wikipedia.org

Production of bivalve molluscs by mariculture in 2010 was 12,913,199 tons, up from 8,320,724 tons in 2000. en.wikipedia.org

One-third of the worlds farmed food fish harvested in 2010 was achieved without the use of feed, through the production of bivalves and filter-feeding carps. en.wikipedia.org

The characteristic of the coast is shallow, with extensive formation of sand banks, where many arenicolous bivalves are grown like cockles or clams. en.wikipedia.org

This species is ectoparasitic (an external parasite) on various bivalves and other gastropods. en.wikipedia.org

They were initially thought to be bivalves, but were later given their own class. en.wikipedia.org

Bivalve molluscs tend to accumulate in their tissues any pollutants found in the surrounding waters and can be used as bioindicators. en.wikipedia.org

The two valves of the bivalve shell are held together at the hinge by a ligament composed of two keratinised proteins, tensilium and resilium. en.wikipedia.org

Crustaceans (including prawns, crabs, and mantis shrimps) and molluscs (predominantly cephalopods but also bivalves and gastropods) constitute secondary food sources. en.wikipedia.org

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