From Journey to the Microcosmos.

When you think of mussels and clams and other bivalve animals, you might think of something as shelled and static, perhaps sitting on your plate at a fancy restaurant. But before the mussel got to your plate, it led a life—and all things considered, a surprisingly active one.

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SOURCES:
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/bivalve.html
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.214.4523.911
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Bivalvia/
https://www.emsl.pnnl.gov/news/drawing-inspiration-muscle-mussel-foot
https://www.thoughtco.com/byssal-byssus-threads-2291697
https://www.npr.org/2010/03/05/124319594/mighty-mussels-have-industrial-strength
https://www.fao.org/3/y5720e/y5720e07.htm
https://newportbay.org/wildlife/marine-life/filter-feeders/
http://link.springer.com/10.1007/BF01319711
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.4319/lo.1993.38.2.0265
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261742184_The_Utility_of_In_vivo_Observations_for_Describing_Particle_Capture_Processes_in_Suspension-Feeding_Bivalve_Molluscs