bivalves
Two-shelled sea creatures
Bivalves are mollusks with hinged two-part shells—clams, mussels, oysters, scallops.
The shells can open and close, allowing the animal to filter food from water.
Most bivalves are edible and commercially harvested: The restaurant specializes in bivalves from local waters.
The term also works as an adjective: bivalve mollusks.
Flow-controlling mechanisms
- hingeMovable connecting joint
- nacreIridescent shell coating
- mother-of-pearlIridescent inner shell coating
- siphonLiquid transfer tube
gills · mantle · adductor · ligament · foot · shell · exoskeleton · calcium
Cultivating land for food
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- bedsFurniture for sleeping
- raftsFlat buoyant watercraft
- spatPetty verbal dispute
hatchery · seeding · harvesting · purification · depuration · mariculture · sustainability · restoration
Sand-dwelling hinged shellfish
- oysterPearl-bearing edible mollusk
- musselEdible two-shelled mollusk
- scallopFan-shaped edible shellfish
- cockleSmall ribbed bivalve
geoduck · razor · quahog · shipworm · zebra · freshwater · pearl · giant
Massive saltwater body
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- tidalOf sea rhythms
- brackishMildly salty water
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
sediment · reef · beds · substrate · benthic · intertidal · subtidal · seabed
Thick creamy seafood soup
- paellaSaffron rice with shellfish
- cioppinoItalian-American seafood stew
- cevicheCitrus-cured raw seafood dish
- steamedHeated by vapor
grilled · bouillabaisse · gumbo · bisque · linguine · marinara · nigiri · sashimi
Drifting marine microlife
- phytoplanktonPhotosynthetic aquatic drifters
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- currentsDirectional flows of movement
- detritusLoose waste from decay
algae · diatoms · cilia · mucus · siphoning · nutrients · particles · filtration
valves
Flow-controlling mechanisms
- hingeMovable connecting joint
- nacreIridescent shell coating
- mother-of-pearlIridescent inner shell coating
siphon · gills · mantle · adductor · ligament · foot · shell · exoskeleton · calcium · bilateral
farming
Cultivating land for food
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- bedsFurniture for sleeping
- raftsFlat buoyant watercraft
spat · hatchery · seeding · harvesting · purification · depuration · mariculture · sustainability · restoration
clam
Sand-dwelling hinged shellfish
- oysterPearl-bearing edible mollusk
- musselEdible two-shelled mollusk
- scallopFan-shaped edible shellfish
cockle · geoduck · razor · quahog · shipworm · zebra · freshwater · pearl · giant · thorny
ocean
Massive saltwater body
habitat · sediment · reef · beds · substrate · benthic · intertidal · subtidal · seabed · coastal
chowder
Thick creamy seafood soup
- paellaSaffron rice with shellfish
- cioppinoItalian-American seafood stew
- cevicheCitrus-cured raw seafood dish
steamed · grilled · bouillabaisse · gumbo · bisque · linguine · marinara · nigiri · sashimi · shucked
plankton
Drifting marine microlife
- phytoplanktonPhotosynthetic aquatic drifters
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- currentsDirectional flows of movement
detritus · algae · diatoms · cilia · mucus · siphoning · nutrients · particles · filtration · biofilter
- seafoodfish, shrimp, crab, lobster, salmon
- invertebratesinvertebrate, arthropod, arthropods, mollusk, crustacean
- marine ecosystemsphytoplankton, oceans, zooplankton, marine life, krill
- fossilsdinosaur bones, ammonite, amber, ammonites, fossils
- mollusksclams, mollusk, mollusks, snail, snails
- shellsseashells, sea shells, shell, clam, oyster
bivalvesunivalves
Mollusks with one shell
cephalopods · gastropods · snails · octopuses · squid