Quadrula
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Quadrula f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Unionidae – certain freshwater mussels, the mapleleafs.
Usage notes
- This genus formerly included numerous species now assigned to other genera in the family Unionidae.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Mollusca - phylum; Bivalvia - class, Autobranchia - subclass, Heteroconchia - superorder; Unionida - order, Unionoidea - superfamily; Unionidae - family; Ambleminae - subfamily; Quadrulini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Quadrula quadrula - type species; Quadrula apiculata (southern mapleleaf), Quadrula fragosa (winged mapleleaf, winged mapleleaf mussel), Quadrula nobilis, Quadrula rumphiana (ridged mapleleaf) - other species
References
- Quadrula at World Register of Marine Species