What is the function of the toothlike projections at the dorsal edge of the clam’s valves

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What is the function of the toothlike projections at the dorsal edge of the clam’s valves

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The function is they provide alignment guides for the two valves in closing completely.

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Wnrph answered Jul 31, 2019

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