Mytilidae

Translingual

Mytilus edulis

Etymology

From Mytilus +‎ -idae.

Proper noun

Mytilidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Mytilida – saltwater mussels, some of which are edible.

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Bivalvia - class; Pteriomorphia - subclass; Mytilida - order

Hyponyms

• (family): Crenellinae, Dacrydiinae, Limnoperninae, Lithophaginae, Modiolinae, Mytilinae, Septiferinae (subfamilies)
  • Adipicola, Adula, Amygdalum, Arcuatula, Bathymodiolus, Benthomodiolus, Botula, Brachidontes, Crenella, Dacrydium, Geukensia, Gigantidas, Gregariella, Idas, Idasola, Ischadium, Limnoperna, Lioberus, Lithophaga, Megacrenella, Modiolarca, Modiolatus, Modiolula, Modiolus, Musculista, Musculus, Mytella, Mytilaster, Mytilus, Perna, Rhomboidella, Septifer, Solamen, Stenolena, Tamu, Vilasina, Vulcanidas - genera

References

• Mytilidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mytilidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Mytilidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons