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  • There is a locale called Bivalve, which is value a revisit customarily to see a soaring piles of oyster shells left over from final century.

    Philadelphia Reflections: Shakspere Society of Philadelphia admin 2009

  • There is a locale called Bivalve, which is value a revisit customarily to see a soaring piles of oyster shells left over from final century.

    Archive 2009-11-01 admin 2009

  • Don't hold your breath Bivalve. (wait a moment, you are always holding your breath.)

    Your Right Hand Thief 2008

  • Hey Bivalve, call me immediately when you get this.

    Your Right Hand Thief 2008

  • I was just dissing the Bivalve and the Greek-miester on things as a jest.

    Your Right Hand Thief 2008

  • A new book about the bivalves of Florida, Bivalve Seashells of Florida by Trish Hartman is now available.

    Bivalve news AYDIN 2006

  • A new book about the bivalves of Florida, Bivalve Seashells of Florida by Trish Hartman is now available.

    Archive 2006-12-01 AYDIN 2006

  • Bivalve filter feeders—mussels, clams, scallops, oysters—concentrate algal toxins in their gills and/or digestive organs, and then transmit the poisons to other shell-fish—usually crabs and whelks—or to humans.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • Bivalve shells are normally held open mechanically, by means of a spring-like ligament that connects and pulls them together at the hinge end, and thus pulls the opposite wide ends apart.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • Bivalve Adductor Muscles The two-shelled or “bivalve” molluscs must spread their shells apart to allow water and food particles in, and pull their shells together to protect their soft innards against predators

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

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