Image of Bladderclam
Description:
Species in this family (Lyonsiidae) have no hinge teeth. This is the hinge on the left valve. Notice the calcified shieldlike plate that wraps around the hinge ligament from the left valve.
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- Life (biota)
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (animals)
- Bilateria (bilaterians)
- Protostomia (protostomes)
- Spiralia (spiralians)
- Mollusca (molluscs)
- Bivalvia (bivalves)
- Euheterodonta
- Anomalodesmata
- Pandoroidea
- Lyonsiidae (Lyonsia Clams)
- Mytilimeria
- Mytilimeria nuttalli (Bladderclam)
- Heterodonta
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