Valvata

Translingual

Etymology

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Etymology

Latin valva f +‎ Latin -āta (relational-adjectival suffix), literally “valvate”.

Proper noun

Valvata f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Valvatidae – small freshwater snails with an operculum.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda – class; Heterobranchia – subclass; Valvatoidea – superfamily; Valvatidae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Valvata cristata – type species

Derived terms

• Biwakovalvata
• Megalovalvata
• Pseudomegalovalvata
• †Amplovalvata

References

• Valvata on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Valvata on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Valvata on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons