Quadrula
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Translingual
Etymology
From Latin quadrula, a little square.
Proper noun
Quadrula f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Unionidae – certain freshwater mussels, the mapleleafs.
Usage notes
- This genus formerly included numerous species now assigned to other genera in the family Unionidae.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Bivalvia – class, Autobranchia – subclass, Heteroconchia – infraclass, Palaeoheterodonta – subterclass; Unionida – order, Unionoidea – superfamily; Unionidae – family; Ambleminae - subfamily; Quadrulini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Quadrula quadrula - type species; Quadrula apiculata (southern mapleleaf), Quadrula fragosa (winged mapleleaf, winged mapleleaf mussel), Quadrula nobilis, Quadrula rumphiana (ridged mapleleaf) - other species
References
Quadrula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Quadrula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Quadrula on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Quadrula at World Register of Marine Species
