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bivalve
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*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. Bivalves as a group have no head and they lack some usual molluscan organs like the radula and the odontophore. They include the clams, oysters, cockles, mussels, scallops, and numerous other families that live in saltwater, as well as a number of families that live in freshwater.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bivalvia]
ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON_03412113
hasSynonym

bivalvia

lamellibranchiata

pelecypoda

pelecypod
IAO_0000114

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IAO_0000428
IAO_0000412

http://langual.org
label

bivalve
prefixIRI

FOODON:03412113
prefLabel

bivalve
textual definition

*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. Bivalves as a group have no head and they lack some usual molluscan organs like the radula and the odontophore. They include the clams, oysters, cockles, mussels, scallops, and numerous other families that live in saltwater, as well as a number of families that live in freshwater.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bivalvia]
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http://www.langual.org/langual_thesaurus.asp?termid=B2113

http://eol.org/pages/2215
subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON_03412112
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