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| Incurrent & Excurrent Siphons |
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| Transport water out of body |
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Respiration and filter feeding
Females brood eggs in gill pouches |
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| Thin membrane secretes shell |
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Hard outer covering, protects soft internal organs
Composed of calcium carbonate and protein |
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| Used for burrowing and locomotion |
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| Pouch houses several major internal organs |
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Closes shell and holds valves tightly together
Located at anterior (smaller) and posterior (larger) ends |
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| Collects food particles from gills and transports to mouth |
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| Short tube, food passes from mouth to stomach |
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| Small chamber, food storage |
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| Secretes digestive enzymes into stomach and intestine to help w/ chemical breakdown of food |
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| Produces gametes for reproduction |
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| Receives blood from gills and pumps to neighboring tissues and organs |
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| excretion of nitrogenous wastes |
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Ventral incurrent siphon
Gills
Dorsally through mantle cavity and 180 degree turn
Kidney
Anus
Dorsal excurrent siphon |
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Eggs
Glochidia larva (parasitic)
Adult |
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| Circulatory System (blood flow) |
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Tissues and organs to gills
Heart (Ostia- in) (Arteries- out)
Mantle
Foot
Visceral mass
Open sinuses in tissues
Veins (collect blood, return to gills) |
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