Mactra

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Translingual

Mactra veneriformis, a trough clam or duck clam

Etymology

From Latin mactra (“kneading-trough”), from Ancient Greek μάκτρα (máktra).

Proper noun

Mactra f

A taxonomic genus within the family Mactridae.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

(genus): Mactra stultorum (rayed trough shell, syn. Mactra corallina) - type species

References

Mactra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Mactra on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Mactra on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Mactra at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Mactra at AnimalBase
Mactra at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Mactra at World Register of Marine Species

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