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Bivalve shell

A bivalve shell is the enveloping exoskeleton or shell of a bivalve mollusc, composed of two hinged halves or valves. The two half-shells, called the "right valve" and "left valve", are joined by a ligament and usually articulate with one another using structures known as "teeth" which are situated along the hinge line. In many bivalve shells, the two…

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Shell anatomy, structure and composition

CalcareousMembraneLigamentHinge teethPallial line
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Mechanical properties

MicrostructureFoliatedLamellarTwinningCrystallographic directions
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Cementation

ScallopsInfaunalBlue musselsByssusOysters
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Hinge teeth

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Shell anatomy, structure and composition

Mechanical properties

Cementation

Orientation

Age estimation

Hinge teeth

Uses

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Bivalve shell

Nodes79
Edges78
Triples42
Avg. degree1.97
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Bivalve shell

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related to Mechanical properties · 13
Bivalve shell → Cerastoderma, Duke University, Following, For, Fortunately, Nanotwinning, On, SEM, Some, Stephen Wainwright, Studying, The, Young's
related to Hinge teeth · 11
Bivalve shell → Anodonta, Anodontites, Asthenodont, Dysodont, Heterodont, Isodont, Some, Taxodont, The, They, This
related to Uses · 8
Bivalve shell → AestheticJewellery, As, Bivalve, Greenshell, High-quality Go, OtherShell, Raw, These
related to Orientation · 3
Bivalve shell → In, The, Without
is a · 1
Bivalve shell → enveloping exoskeleton or shell of a bivalve mollusc
related to Shell anatomy, structure and composition · 1
Bivalve shell → The

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Bivalve shellis aenveloping exoskeleton or shell of a bivalve mollusc0.90text
blue mussels attach themselves to hard substrates using a byssusinstance ofsome bivalves0.80text
Anodontainstance ofand some freshwater mussels0.80text
Anodontites UsesBivalve shells have many usesinstance ofand some freshwater mussels0.80text
leading international trade in bivalvesinstance ofand some freshwater mussels0.80text
their shellsinstance ofand some freshwater mussels0.80text
Bivalve shellrelated to Hinge teethThe0.60section
Bivalve shellrelated to Hinge teethThey0.60section
Bivalve shellrelated to Hinge teethSome0.60section
Bivalve shellrelated to Hinge teethTaxodont0.60section
Bivalve shellrelated to Hinge teethDysodont0.60section
Bivalve shellrelated to Hinge teethIsodont0.60section

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