In anatomy, a resilium is: part of the shell of certain bivalve mollusks. It is an internal ligament, which holds the "two valves together." And is located in a pit. Or depression known as the resilifer.
The resilium is part of the hinge mechanism in certain taxonomic families of bivalve shells, such as oysters and scallops. A resilium (and the resilifer, its associated contact point) is the primary structure comprising the type of bivalve hinge that is known as an "disodont" hinge.
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