Resilifer

A resilifer is a part of the shell of certain bivalve mollusks. It is either a recess (a pit or groove of some sort) or a process, the function of which is the attachment of an internal ligament, which holds the two valves together.

An internal ligament (which requires a resilifer to function) is part of the hinge mechanism in certain taxonomic families of bivalve shells, such as oysters and scallops.¹²³ A resilifer (and its associated ligament) is the primary structure comprising the type of bivalve hinge that is known as an "isodont" hinge.

The hinge area in one valve of a scallop shell (Pectinidae), showing the internal ligament still positioned in the resilifer source ↗

References

Tutorial BivalvesState University of New York College at Cortland Archived 2020-01-29 at the Wayback Machine
J.H. Leal. "Bivalves" (PDF). Florida, USA: Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-11. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
Dr. Burt Carter. "Invertebrate Paleobiology on-line syllabus on Bivalves". Georgia Southwestern State University. Archived from the original on 2020-02-25.

[1] Tutorial BivalvesState University of New York College at Cortland Archived 2020-01-29 at the Wayback Machine

[2] J.H. Leal. "Bivalves" (PDF). Florida, USA: Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-11. Retrieved 2012-11-04.

[3] Dr. Burt Carter. "Invertebrate Paleobiology on-line syllabus on Bivalves". Georgia Southwestern State University. Archived from the original on 2020-02-25.

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