class Bivalvia

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

class Bivalvia - oysters; clams; scallops; mussels Bivalvia, class Lamellibranchia, class Pelecypoda, LamellibranchiaMollusca, phylum Mollusca - gastropods; bivalves; cephalopods; chitonsbivalve, lamellibranch, pelecypod - marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged togetherspat - a young oyster or other bivalveMyaceae, order Myaceae - clamsfamily Tridacnidae, Tridacnidae - large marine hard-shell clamsCardiidae, family Cardiidae - somewhat heart-shaped sand-burrowing bivalve mollusksfamily Ostreidae, Ostreidae - oystersfamily Pteriidae, Pteriidae - pearl oystersAnomiidae, family Anomiidae - saddle oystersgenus Placuna, Placuna - windowpane oystersArcidae, family Arcidae - ark shellsfamily Mytilidae, Mytilidae - marine musselsfamily Unionidae, Unionidae - freshwater mussels found worldwidefamily Pectinidae, Pectinidae - scallopsfamily Teredinidae, Teredinidae - shipwormsfamily Pholadidae, Pholadidae - a family of Bivalviaclass - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders