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2024
Pteriidae
Pteriidae
Translingual
Pteria hirundo
Proper noun
Pteriidae
A taxonomic
family
within the
order
Pterioida
– some medium-sized to large saltwater
clam
s, including
pearl oyster
s.
Hyponyms
(
family
)
:
Crenatula
,
Electroma
,
Isognomon
,
Pinctada
,
Pteria
,
Vulsella
(
genera
)
Etymology
From
Pteria
+
-idae
.
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