BIVALVIA Linnaeus, 1758
(bivalves)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
CORBICULOIDEA
Asiatic clams
Superfamily 1 ident. refs
HETERODONTA
a subclass of bivalve molluscs
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 		Subclass 39 subtaxa 464 images 12 ident. refs
PTERIOMORPHIA
fan mussels
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 		Subclass 11 subtaxa 103 images 2 ident. refs
UNIONOIDA
an order of molluscs
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 		Order 3 subtaxa 44 images 1 ident. refs
UNIONOIDEA
freshwater mussels
Superfamily 1 ident. refs
Bivalvia (unidentified)
Unidentified Bivalves
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 		Unidentified 2 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
ClassBIVALVIA (bivalves)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland Marine Bivalves www.conchsoc.org/groupbrowser/Marine%20bivalve
Mugga Ekonomisk Förening Mugga www.mugga.se
() Pfleger, V. 1998 A Field Guide in Colour to Molluscs English edition edition, 216pp, Blitz

Freshwater

() Ellis, A.E. 1978 British Freshwater Bivalve Mollusca Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 11, 109pp, The Linnean Society of London
() Janus, H. 1965 The Young Specialist looks at Molluscs Young Specialist, 180pp, Burke
Killeen, I. 2009 Module 10: identification of Molluscs (Gastropoda and Bivalvia) https://www.fba.org.uk/identification-freshwater-invertebrates-species-level-distance-learning-course
() Pfegler, V. & Chatfield, J. 1988 A Guide to Snails of Britain and Europe 216pp, Hamlyn

Marine

Fisher, J. Fishers Collection www.fisherscollection.com
Goff, T., le Biodiversity des algues marines et de la fauna marine des cotes francaises: Manche et Atlantique www.marevita.org/index.php?option=accueil
Longrigg, S.J. UK Seashells www.fredandsarah.plus.com/ukseashells
() Oliver, P. G., Holmes, A. M., Killeen, I. J. & Turner, J. A. Marine Bivalve Shells of the British Isles naturalhistory.museumwales.ac.uk/britishbivalves/

Marine/Plankton

() Newell, G.E. & Newell, R.C. 1973 Marine Plankton - a practical guide 4th edition edition, 244pp, Hutchinson Educational Ltd.

Marine

() Tebble, N. 1966 British Bivalve Seashells 212pp, British Museum (Natural History)

BIVALVIA (bivalves) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for BIVALVIA (bivalves)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 38 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for BIVALVIA (bivalves)
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