mollusk genus
Noun
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A genus of mollusks (synset 101942239)
is a type of: genus - (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more speciessubtypes:
- genus haliotis, haliotis - type genus of the family Haliotidae
- genus lambis, lambis - scorpion shells of shallow tropical waters of the eastern hemisphere
- genus strombus, strombus - type genus of the family Strombidae
- genus helix, helix - type genus of the family Helicidae
- genus limax, limax - a genus of Limacidae
- genus nerita - type genus of the Neritidae
- genus neritina - a genus of Neritidae
- genus littorina, littorina - type genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinkles
- genus patella, patella - type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets
- fissurella, genus fissurella - type genus of the family Fissurellidae: keyhole limpets
- ancylus, genus ancylus - type genus of the family Ancylidae: river limpet
- aplysia, genus aplysia, genus tethus, tethys - type genus of the family Aplysiidae
- genus hermissenda, hermissenda - genus of marine sea slugs
- genus haminoea, haminoea - common genus of marine bubble shells of the Pacific coast of North America
- genus physa - type genus of the Physidae; freshwater air-breathing snails
- cypraea, genus cypraea - type genus of the family Cypraeidae: the typical cowries
- genus chiton - a genus of Polyplacophora
- genus mya, mya - type genus of the family Myacidae
- genus venus, venus - type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells
- genus mercenaria, mercenaria - a genus of Veneridae
- ensis, genus ensis - razor clams
- genus tridacna, tridacna - type genus of the family Tridacnidae: giant clams
- cardium, genus cardium - type genus of the family Cardiidae: cockles
- genus ostrea, ostrea - type genus of the family Ostreidae
- crassostrea, genus crassostrea - Virginia oysters
- genus pinctada, pinctada - pearl oysters
- anomia, genus anomia - type genus of the family Anomiidae: saddle oysters
- genus placuna, placuna - windowpane oysters
- arca, genus arca - type genus of the family Arcidae: ark shells and blood clams
- genus mytilus, mytilus - type genus of the family Mytilidae: smooth-shelled marine mussels
- genus unio, unio - type genus of the family Unionidae
- anodonta, genus anodonta - thin-shelled freshwater mussels
- dreissena, genus dreissena - zebra mussels
- genus pecten - type genus of the family Pectinidae: sea and bay scallops
- genus teredo - type genus of the family Teredinidae
- bankia, genus bankia - giant shipworms
- genus pholas, pholas - type genus of the family Pholadidae: piddocks
- genus nautilus - type genus and sole recent representative of the family Nautilidae
- genus octopus - type genus of the family Octopodidae
- argonauta, genus argonauta - type genus of the family Argonautidae: paper nautilus
- genus loligo - squids
- genus ommastrephes - a genus of Decapoda
- genus sepia, sepia - type genus of the Sepiidae
- genus spirula - genus of small cephalopods with many-chambered spiral shells resembling those of the extinct belemnites
belongs to: animal kingdom, animalia, kingdom animalia - taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals
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