coup de grÃ¢ce in British English. See all translations. coup de grÃ¢cenoun [ S ] uk â /ËkuË dÉ ËÉ¡rÉËs/ us â /ËkuË dÉ ËÉ¡rÉËs/ formal. âº an action that ends something that has been gradually getting worse, or that kills a person or animal in order to end their suffering: Jane's affair was the coup de grÃ¢ce to her disintegrating marriage. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words.
Bivalves is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs with about 30,000 species including scallops, clams, oysters, razor shells, shipworms and mussels. Most bivalves are marine usually found in shallower water but some live in brackish and freshwater.
1 Be able to identify the probable life habit of a gastropod or bivalve. 2  Know the skeletal structure and material of each of these animals. 3  Know the ecological characteristics of each of these animals.4  Know the geologic range of each of these groups.ab #6: Molluscs. At the end of this lab, you should be able to: 1  Identify a fossil as a gastropod or bivalve, and be able to identify both groups to the order using the charts provided. 2  Be able to identify the probable life habit of a gastropod or bivalve. 3  Know the skeletal structure and material of each of these animals.