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The taxonomic term Bivalvia was first used by Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae in 1758 to refer to animals having shells composed of two valves. [3] More recently, the class was known as Pelecypoda, meaning "axe-foot" (based on the shape of the foot of the animal when extended).
Velesunio wilsonii come from one of two classes of molluscs that have successfully inhabited freshwater ecosystems. [1] All other mollusc classes remain in marine ecosystems . [ 1 ] Bivalve molluscs evolved in marine ecosystems before slowly moving into estuaries and inhabiting upstream freshwater habitats, evolving to tolerate lower salinity ...
The 2010 taxonomy was published as Nomenclator of Bivalve Families with a Classification of Bivalve Families. [1] This was a revised system for classifying bivalve ...
Freshwater bivalves are molluscs of the order Bivalvia that inhabit freshwater ecosystems. They are one of the two main groups of freshwater molluscs , along with freshwater snails . The majority of bivalve molluscs are saltwater species that live in the marine habitats , but a number of families have evolved to live in fresh water (and in some ...
[1] [2] The range of distribution for this family is world-wide. It is at its most diverse in North America, with about 297 recognised taxa, [3] [4] [5] but China and Southeast Asia also support very diverse faunas. Freshwater mussels occupy a wide range of habitats, but most often occupy lotic waters, i.e. flowing water such as rivers, streams ...
Mytilus viridis Linnaeus, 1758 [1] Perna viridis , known as the Asian green mussel , is an economically important mussel , a bivalve belonging to the family Mytilidae , or the "true mussels". It is harvested for food but is also known to harbor toxins [ citation needed ] and cause damage to submerged structures such as drainage pipes.
Research has shown that the Asian date mussel can have a variety of effects on various ecosystems. In the Swan River estuary in Western Australia, for example, the presence of mats of Arcuatula senhousia has caused an increase in the biomass of benthic macro-organisms in general. [3]
As Joseph Rosewater [1] commented in 1961: "“The Pinnidae have considerable economic importance in many parts of the world. They produce pearls of moderate value. In the Mediterranean area, material made from the holdfast or byssus of Pinna nobilis Linné has been utilized in the manufacture of clothing for many centuries: gloves, shawls, stockings and cloaks.