Pteriomorphia
Pteriomorphia (mussels, scallops, oysters; phylum Mollusca, class Bivalvia) A subclass of bivalves, most of which are sedentary, epifaunal, and byssate or cemented. The most specialized genera have a reduced anterior adductor muscle and foot, and in some forms they are absent. The shells are variable in shape and composition; they may be aragonite, calcite, or both. They have a duplivincular ligament, unique to certain members of the subclass, and the dentition is variable. They first appeared in the Lower Ordovician.
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