DeCS

Descriptor English:

Bivalvia

Descriptor Spanish:

Bivalvos

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	Bivalvia
Entry term(s)	Anomalodesmata Cryptodonta Heterondonta Lamellibranchia Palaeoheterodonta Palaeotaxodonta Pteriomorphia almejas bivalvos lamelibranquios mejillones
Scope note:	Moluscos marinos bivalvos comestibles que viven total o parcialmente en la arena o en el lodo. Algunos géneros son Mya, Venus y Mactra.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Bivalves

Descriptor French:

Bivalvia

Entry term(s):

Acéphales
Bivalves
Clams
Lamellibranches
Moule
Moules
Palourde
Palourdes
Praires
Pélécypodes

Tree number(s):

B01.050.500.644.080

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D049872

Scope note:

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.

Annotation:

as animal & food; general or unspecified; prefer specifics; as food, coordinate IM with SHELLFISH (IM)

Allowable Qualifiers:

AH anatomie et histologie
CH composition chimique
CL classification
CY cytologie
DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques
EM embryologie
EN enzymologie
GD croissance et développement
GE génétique
IM immunologie
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
PH physiologie
PS parasitologie
PY pathogénicité
RE effets des radiations
UL ultrastructure
VI virologie

DeCS ID:

2989

Unique ID:

D049872

Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):

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Date Established:

2006/01/01

Date of Entry:

2005/06/30

Revision Date:

2009/07/06