How Do Clams And Mussels Work Together

They type of body cavity coelomate: pericardial cavity
Body organs make up the visceral mass and are protected by the mantle which secretes the shell.
They have an open circulatory system
Clams shells are thick while mussels are usually thin. Mussels live attached to something while clams live in the sand. Clams live alone, while mussels are usually in large groups.
The oldest part of a clam’s shell is called the umbo and is located at the hinge of the clam.
The rings on a clam's shell indicated how old the clam is.
Its part of the mantle, where the water is directed from.
The hinge holds the two shells together.
The muscles that open and hold the clam are called hinge ligaments and adductor muscles.
The function of the tooth-like projections at the dorsal edge of the clams valves is to help the two valves completely close.
Its function is to keep it in secret.
Clams breathe through gills.
Two siphons help direct water over the gills.
The palps are found very close to the mouth, and their function is to guide food into the mouth.
Clams take water through the incurrent siphon, and then it moves over to the gills. The food then goes to the mouth, then to the esophagus to the stomach, then to the intestine, and then it finally exits through the excurrent siphon.
The clams heart is located between the digestive gland and the muscle.
The parts of the clams nervous system is all connected by nerves from ganglia which is the anterior, foot, and posterior.
Clams are referred to as “filter feeders” because they feed off of tiny particles in the