BIVALVIA Linnaeus, 1758
(bivalves)

Interactions where BIVALVIA is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
shell is lived on by adult Capulus ungaricus Hungarian Cap Shell Littorinimorpha: Capulidae British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscs, Graham, A., 1971
 /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Littorinimorpha/Capulidae/Capulus ungaricus/Capulus ungaricusHungarian cap shelladult Animal / epizoite /Animalia/Mollusca/Bivalvia/Bivalviabivalvesshell adult lives on shell
food is kleptoparasitised by adult Capulus ungaricus Hungarian Cap Shell Littorinimorpha: Capulidae British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscs, Graham, A., 1971
 /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Littorinimorpha/Capulidae/Capulus ungaricus/Capulus ungaricusHungarian cap shelladult Animal / kleptoparasite /Animalia/Mollusca/Bivalvia/Bivalviabivalvesfood adult kleptoparasitises food
mucus is parasitised by adult Capulus ungaricus Hungarian Cap Shell Littorinimorpha: Capulidae British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscs, Graham, A., 1971
 /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Littorinimorpha/Capulidae/Capulus ungaricus/Capulus ungaricusHungarian cap shelladult Animal / parasite /Animalia/Mollusca/Bivalvia/Bivalviabivalvesmucus adult parasitises mucus
(live) live is predated by adult MURICIDAE a family of whelks and oyster drills Neogastropoda British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscs, Graham, A., 1971
 /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Neogastropoda/Muricidae/Muricidaea family of whelks and oyster drillsadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Mollusca/Bivalvia/Bivalviabivalveslive adult is predator of live

Author & YearTitleSource
Graham, A., 1971British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscsSynopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 2, ed 1 edition, 112pp, The Linnean Society of London

BIVALVIA (bivalves) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
CORBICULOIDEA
Asiatic clams
Superfamily 1 references
HETERODONTA
a subclass of bivalve molluscs
Subclass 31 subtaxa 23 trophisms 18 references
MYTILACEA
mussels and crenellas
Superfamily 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
PTERIOMORPHIA
fan mussels
Subclass 5 subtaxa 10 trophisms 2 references
UNIONOIDA
an order of molluscs
Order 2 subtaxa 3 references
UNIONOIDEA
freshwater mussels
Superfamily 2 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
ClassBIVALVIA (bivalves)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for BIVALVIA (bivalves)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
() Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland Marine Bivalves www.conchsoc.org/groupbrowser/Marine%20bivalve
Mugga Ekonomisk Förening Mugga www.mugga.se
() Pfleger, V. 1998 A Field Guide in Colour to Molluscs English edition edition, 216pp, Blitz

Freshwater

() Ellis, A.E. 1978 British Freshwater Bivalve Mollusca Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 11, 109pp, The Linnean Society of London
() Janus, H. 1965 The Young Specialist looks at Molluscs Young Specialist, 180pp, Burke
Killeen, I. 2009 Module 10: identification of Molluscs (Gastropoda and Bivalvia) https://www.fba.org.uk/identification-freshwater-invertebrates-species-level-distance-learning-course
() Pfegler, V. & Chatfield, J. 1988 A Guide to Snails of Britain and Europe 216pp, Hamlyn

Marine

Fisher, J. Fishers Collection www.fisherscollection.com
Goff, T., le Biodiversity des algues marines et de la fauna marine des cotes francaises: Manche et Atlantique www.marevita.org/index.php?option=accueil
Longrigg, S.J. UK Seashells www.fredandsarah.plus.com/ukseashells
() Oliver, P. G., Holmes, A. M., Killeen, I. J. & Turner, J. A. Marine Bivalve Shells of the British Isles naturalhistory.museumwales.ac.uk/britishbivalves/

Marine/Plankton

() Newell, G.E. & Newell, R.C. 1973 Marine Plankton - a practical guide 4th edition edition, 244pp, Hutchinson Educational Ltd.

Marine

() Tebble, N. 1966 British Bivalve Seashells 212pp, British Museum (Natural History)

BIVALVIA (bivalves) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Curation

Carriker, M.R. Appendix i: some recent methods for narcotization, killing, fixation, and preservation of marine organisms Carriker, M.R. Appendix i: some recent methods for narcotization, killing, fixation, and preservation of marine organisms, Notes on methods for the narcotization, killing, fixation, and preservation of marine organisms
Russell, H.D. 1963 Notes on methods for the narcotization, killing, fixation, and preservation of marine organisms Systematics-Ecology Program, 70pp, Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.)

Freshwater

Anderson, R. 2005 An Annotated List of the non-marine Mollusca of Britain and Ireland Journal of Conchology Vol 38 (6): 607-637.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to BIVALVIA (bivalves):

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