Pteriomorphia

Translingual

Pteria hirundo

Etymology

From Pteria +‎ -morphia.

Proper noun

Pteriomorphia

A taxonomic superorder within the class Bivalvia – very many bivalves, including the mussels, scallops, pen shells, and oysters.

Hypernyms

(superorder): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Mollusca - phylum; Bivalvia - class

Hyponyms

(superorder): Arcida, Limoida, Mytilida, Ostreida, Pectinida, Pterioida (orders)
- †Tuarangiida (extinct order)

References

Pteriomorphia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pteriomorphia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Pteriomorphia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Pteriomorphia on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Pteriomorphia at Encyclopedia of Life
Pteriomorphia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Pteriomorphia at World Register of Marine Species
Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521

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