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 '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

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

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
Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Superfamily 1 references
Superfamily 1 references
Subclass 16 subtaxa 7 trophisms 16 references
Order 15 subtaxa 16 trophisms 1 references
Superfamily 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
Order 1 subtaxa 5 trophisms
Family 1 subtaxa 5 trophisms
Order 2 subtaxa 1 trophisms 1 references
Family 2 subtaxa 1 trophisms 1 references
Order 1 subtaxa 4 trophisms
Subclass 1 subtaxa 1 references
Order 1 subtaxa 1 references
Family 1 subtaxa 1 references
Order 2 subtaxa 3 references
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

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

  • in the hand () Ellis, A.E. 1978 British Freshwater Bivalve Mollusca Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 11, 109pp, The Linnean Society of London
    in the hand () Janus, H. 1965 The Young Specialist looks at Molluscs Young Specialist, 180pp, Burke
    Killeen, I. 2009 Module 10: identification of Molluscs (Gastropoda and Bivalvia) The Identification of Freshwater Invertebrates to Species Level
    () 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

  • in the hand () 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 Literature

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

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