We were shown this specimen in an invertebrate zoology class. What is it? The professor told us that it is a bivalve mollusk from Australia, that is not found in N. America. Do you have any guesses for what species or genus it could be?

Q: You find a bivalve mollusc with very short siphons.  You can thus predict that inhabits a shallow…

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Classification of Marine Organisms

Classification is a way of categorizing organisms that enables an easy process of identification of such organisms. All living things are classified by grouping them under specific categories. The grouping is done based on the close relativeness of the organisms. The classification tool requires knowledge of characteristics, differences, and similarities between different organisms.