Submytilacea

plural noun

Sub·​mytilacea

"+

: a suborder of Eulamellibranchia comprising bivalve mollusks with an equivalve shell, an external ligament, a mantle that is only slightly closed, and siphons that if present are short

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from sub- + Mytilacea

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