added by archaeologs An aquatic mollusk which has a compressed body enclosed within two hinged shells, such as an oyster, mussel, or scallop. A mollusk having two shells hinged together, as the oyster, clam, or mussel; or any animal with two halves to its shell such as an ostracode or brachiopod.
added by archaeologs An aquatic mollusk that has a compressed body enclosed within two hinged shells, such as an oyster, mussel, or scallop, or any animal with two halves to its shell such as an ostracode or brachiopod.
Dictionary of Artifacts, Barbara Ann Kipfer, 2007