class Bivalvia

GPTKB entity

Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf taxonomic class
gptkbp:characteristic two-part hinged shell
laterally compressed bodies
lack of a distinct head
gptkbp:commonName bivalves
gptkbp:conservationStatus varies by species
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus
gptkbp:describedYear 1758
gptkbp:economicImportance food source
pearl production
gptkbp:example oysters
clams
mussels
scallops
gptkbp:feedingType filter feeder
gptkbp:fossil gptkb:Cambrian_period
gptkbp:habitat marine environments
freshwater environments
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label class Bivalvia
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:larvalStage gptkb:veliger
gptkbp:motility mostly sessile
some burrow
some swim
gptkbp:notableFeature mantle cavity
adductor muscles
siphons
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Mollusca
gptkbp:predators birds
humans
sea stars
gptkbp:reproduction mostly sexual
gptkbp:respiration gills
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Bivalvia
gptkbp:shellComposition calcium carbonate
gptkbp:subclassOf gptkb:Pteriomorphia
gptkb:Heterodonta
Palaeoheterodonta
Protobranchia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Adapedonta
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8