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Planktomya hensoni

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  • bivalve
    / Ecology and habitats

    …no pelagic bivalves, except for Planktomya hensoni, which is still benthic as an adult but has an unusually long planktonic larval stage. Some bivalves can swim, albeit weakly, when removed from the sediment, as can some file shells. True swimming is, however, seen only in the family Pectinidae (scallops) but…

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    …no pelagic bivalves, except for Planktomya hensoni, which is still benthic as an adult but has an unusually long planktonic larval stage. Some bivalves can swim, albeit weakly, when removed from the sediment, as can some file shells. True swimming is, however, seen only in the family Pectinidae (scallops) but…

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