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heterodont

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heterodont [′hed·ə·rə‚dänt]
(anatomy)
Having teeth that are variable in shape and differentiated into incisors, canines, and molars.
(invertebrate zoology)
In bivalves, having two types of teeth on one valve which fit into depressions on the other valve.
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Sphaeriid and Corbiculid clam represent separate Heterodont bivalve radiations into freshwater environments.
Identification of Crassostrea ariakensis and related oysters by ... by Wang, Haiyan; Guo, Ximing / Journal of Shellfish Research
Sphaeriid and corbiculid clam represent separate heterodont bivalve radiations into freshwater environments.
Classification of common oysters from North China by Wang, Haiyan; Guofan, Zhang; Liu, Xiao; Guo, Ximing / Journal of Shellfish Research
The life cycle of Baccigerinae involves a heterodont bivalve, which acts as first intermediate host, some representative of gelatinous plankton or a crustacean usually act as second intermediate hosts and fishes are the definitive host (Bray 1988).
Parasites of the stout razor clam Tagelus plebeius (Psammobiidae) ... by Cremonte, Florencia / Journal of Shellfish Research
 
 
 
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