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Wedge shell

Any of multiple bivalves, particularly a bean clam, but sometimes also a tellin or close relative.

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    Any of multiple bivalves, particularly a bean clam, but sometimes also a tellin or close relative.

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clamshellnounThe shell of a clam.
bivalvenounAny mollusc belonging to the taxonomic class Bivalvia, characterized by a shell consisting of two hinged sections, such as a scallop, clam, mussel or oyster.
pen shellnounAny of the Pinnidae, a family of large saltwater clams.
sea beannounA drift seed or drift fruit.
cluckernoun(colloquial) A chicken.
basket clamnounAny of many bivalve molluscs of the family Corbiculidae, now considered a synonym of the family Cyrenidae.
wing-shellnounAny of various species of marine bivalve shells formerly belonging to the genus Avicula (no longer accepted), now a synonym of Pteria, with species assigned to several genera, in which the hinge border projects like a wing.
worm-shellnounAlternative form of worm shell. [(zoology) Any member of the sea snail family Vermetidae.]
univalvenounA univalve mollusk or its shell.
tellinidnoun(zoology) Any bivalve mollusc of the family Tellinidae
clamnounA bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; for example soft-shell clams (Mya arenaria), hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria), sea clams or hen clams (Spisula solidissima), and other species, possibly originally applied to clams of species Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve.
tooth shellnounAny of various molluscs, of the class Scaphopoda, that have curved, tapering shells and a spade-like foot
toothshellnounAlternative form of tooth shell. [Any of various molluscs, of the class Scaphopoda, that have curved, tapering shells and a spade-like foot]
worm shellnoun(zoology) Any member of the sea snail family Vermetidae.
carrier shellnounAny marine snail of the family Xenophoridae, which cements stones and shell fragments to its own shell.
musselnounAny of several groups of bivalve shellfish with elongated, asymmetrical shells.
wormshellnounAlternative form of worm shell. [(zoology) Any member of the sea snail family Vermetidae.]
trough shellnounAny clam of the family Mactridae.
cocklenounAny of various edible European bivalve mollusks, of the family Cardiidae, having heart-shaped shells.
cockleshellnounThe shell of a cockle (or similar shell).

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