Pectinoidea

Translingual

Etymology

Pecten +‎ -oidea

Proper noun

Pectinoidea

1. A taxonomic superfamily within the order Pectinida – the scallops, thorny oysters, and close relatives.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

• (superfamily): Cyclochlamydidae, Entoliidae, †Neitheidae, Pectinidae, †Pleuronectitidae, Propeamussiidae, Spondylidae, †Tosapectinidae
  • †Huncalotis - genus not assigned to a family

References

• Pectinoidea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pectinoidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Pectinoidea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Pectinoidea at World Register of Marine Species