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SOFT-SHELL CLAM [1 record]

Record 1 2022-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

Softshell clams, Mya arenaria, are bivalve molluscs found in North American and European coastal waters. ... It is a sedentary species living in beds or aggregations of greater or lesser importance.

OBS

Class: Bivalvia. Family: Myidae.

Key term(s)
  • soft-shelled clam

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

La mye commune, Mya arenaria, est un mollusque bivalve des eaux côtières de l'Amérique du Nord et de l'Europe. [...] C'est une espèce sédentaire vivant en gisements ou agrégations de plus ou moins grande importance.

OBS

Classe : Bivalves. Famille : Myidés.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Moluscos, equinodermos y procordados
Entrada(s) universal(es)
DEF

Nombre aplicado a varios moluscos de los géneros «Tapes, Venus» y «Mytilus», lamelibranquios, o sea encerrados en una concha bivalva, comestibles.

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