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Bivalvia

"Bivalvia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A class in the phylum MOLLUSCA comprised of mussels; clams; OYSTERS; COCKLES; and SCALLOPS. They are characterized by a bilaterally symmetrical hinged shell and a muscular foot used for burrowing and anchoring.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Bivalvia" by people in this website by year, and whether "Bivalvia" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 38 publications over 19 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2009
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