Quadrula

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin quadrula, a little square.

Proper noun

Quadrula f

1. 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 – infraclass, Palaeoheterodonta – subterclass; 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 on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Quadrula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Quadrula on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Quadrula at World Register of Marine Species