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2024
Pteriomorphia
Pteriomorphia
Translingual
Pteria hirundo
Proper noun
Pteriomorphia
A taxonomic
subclass
within the
class
Bivalvia
– very many
bivalve
s, including the
mussel
s,
scallop
s,
pen shell
s, and
oyster
s.
Hypernyms
(
subclass
)
:
Animalia
- kingdom;
Mollusca
- phylum;
Bivalvia
- class
Hyponyms
(
subclass
)
:
Arcoida
,
Limoida
,
Mytiloida
,
Ostreoida
,
Pectinoida
(
proposed
)
,
Pterioida
(
orders
)
†Tuarangiida
(
extinct order
)
Etymology
From
Pteria
+
-morphia
.
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