Malacobdellidae
Translingual
Etymology
Malacobdella + -idae
Proper noun
Malacobdellidae
- A proboscis worm that lives in the mantle cavities of bivalves, characterized by a posterior ventral sucker and a proboscis lacking a stylet
- A taxonomic family within the order Monostilifera.[1]
- A taxonomic family within the order Bdellonemertea.
Hypernyms
- (family in Monostilifera): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Nemertea - phylum; Enopla - class; Hoplonemertea - subclass; Monostilifera - order; Eumonostilifera - suborder[1]
Hyponyms
- (family): Malacobdella - sole genus
References
Malacobdellidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Malacobdellidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Malacobdellidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Malacobdellidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Malacobdellidae 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