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Elastic substance interlocking the valves of a bivalve shell.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
hinge ligament
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ligament — n. [L. ligare, to bind] 1. A band or sheet of tough, fibrous tissue between parts or segments. 2. (BRYOZOA) Muscle fibers embedded in collagen with a tubular peritoneal envelope. 3. (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) A horny, elastic band located above the… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Cruciate ligament — Illustration of the ligaments of the knee, including the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments Cruciate ligaments (also cruciform ligaments) are pairs of ligaments arranged like a letter X.[1] They occur in several joints of the body, such as … Wikipedia
collateral ligament — n any of various ligaments on one or the other side of a hinge joint (as the knee, elbow, or the joints between the phalanges of the toes and fingers): as a) LATERAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT b) MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT … Medical dictionary
internal ligament — (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) The ligament placed within the hinge and not visible when the valves are closed … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
collateral ligament — noun : any of various ligaments on one or the other side of a hinge joint (as the knee, elbow, or the joints between the phalanges of the toes and fingers) ; especially : either of two ligaments of the knee that help stabilize it by preventing… … Useful english dictionary
bivalve — bivalvular /buy val vyeuh leuhr/, adj. /buy valv /, n. 1. Also called lamellibranch. Zool. any mollusk, as the oyster, clam, scallop, or mussel, of the class Bivalvia, having two shells hinged together, a soft body, and lamellate gills. adj. 2.… … Universalium
muscle — muscleless, adj. muscly, adj. /mus euhl/, n., v., muscled, muscling, adj. n. 1. a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body. 2. an organ, composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to produce a… … Universalium
Noetiidae — Striarca lactea Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
abductin — n. [L. abducere, to lead away] (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) Rubber like block of protein of the inner hinge ligament of Pecten … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
