Heterodonta

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros) + δόντι (dónti).

Proper noun

Heterodonta

1. A taxonomic subclass within the class Bivalvia – very many bivalve molluscs.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

• (subclass): Archiheterodonta, Euheterodonta - infraclasses
  • Anomalodesmata, Imparidentia - superorders in Euheterodonta
    • Carditida - sole order in Archiheterodonta; Adapedonta, Cardiida, Galeommatida, Gastrochaenida, Lucinida, Myida, Venerida - orders in Imparidentia

References

• Heterodonta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Heterodonta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Heterodonta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Heterodonta at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Heterodonta at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Heterodonta at World Register of Marine Species
• Heterodonta at Paleobiology Database