Mactridae

Translingual

Etymology

Mactra +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Mactridae

A taxonomic family within the order Venerida – trough shells, duck clams.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Bivalvia - class; Autobranchia - subclass; Heteroconchia - superorder; Venerida - order; Mactroidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

(family): Lutrariinae, Mactrinae, Resaniinae, Tanysiphoninae - subfamilies
- Mactra, Rangia - selected genera

References

Mactridae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Mactridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Mactridae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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