Spondylus

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Translingual

Spondylus varius

Etymology

From Latin spondylus (“kind of mussel”).

Proper noun

Spondylus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Spondylidae – spiny oysters.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Bivalvia - class; Pteriomorphia - subclass; Pectinida - order; Pectinoidea; - superfamily; Spondylidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Spondylus gaederopus (type species)
- For more, see lists at Spondylus on WikispeciesWikispecies and Spondylus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

See also

Spondylis

References

Spondylus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Spondylus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Spondylus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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