Mytilidae

Translingual

Mytilus edulis

Etymology

From Mytilus +‎ -idae.

Proper noun

Mytilidae

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

Hypernyms

(family): Animalia - kingdom; Mollusca - phylum; Bivalvia - class; Pteriomorphia - subclass; Mytilida - order

Hyponyms

(family): Crenellinae, Dacrydiinae, Limnoperninae, Lithophaginae, Modiolinae, Mytilinae, Septiferinae (subfamilies)

References

Mytilidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Mytilidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Mytilidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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