What are the different parts of a bivalve?
The bivalve shell is composed of two calcareous valves. The mantle, a thin membrane surrounding the body, secretes the shell valves, ligament, and hinge teeth. The mantle lobes secrete the valves, and the mantle crest creates the other parts. What is a bivalve muscle? The adductor muscles are the main muscular system in bivalve mollusks…