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A bivalve (clam) is a mollusk with two shells that are symmetric to one another. They live either at the sediment water interface, or they dig into the ground beneath the water. The rounded edge where the shells meet is called the commissure, and this is where the organism protrudes from its shell to interact with the outside world.
