Heteroconchia

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Heteroconchia

1. A taxonomic superorder within the class Bivalvia.

Usage notes

• Sometimes a subclass or infraclass.

Hypernyms

• (superorder): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Bivalvia - class; Autobranchia - subclass

Hyponyms

• (superorder): Carditida, Lucinida, Myida, Pholadomyida, Trigoniida, Unionida, Venerida - orders

References

• Bivalvia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Bivalvia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Bivalvia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Heteroconchia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Heteroconchia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• “Heteroconchia”, in Paleobiology Database, 2025
• Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, →DOI