Palaeoheterodonta

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Palaeoheterodonta

bivalve subclass

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annotated classification

In bivalve: Annotated classification
Subclass Palaeoheterodonta Characterized by equal shell valves with a variable hinge dentition; aragonitic shell with outer prismatic and inner layers of nacre; most approximately isomyarian; ctenidia eulamellibranch; mantle fusions lacking, especially ventrally; complicated life cycles; wholly freshwater; nonbyssate; infaunal. About 1,200 species. Order Unionoida
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characteristics

In bivalve: Ecology and habitats
The Palaeoheterodonta (a group that includes the unionids) are exclusively freshwater species, but all have significantly more complicated life cycles.
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