mollusk genus

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mollusk genus - a genus of mollusks animal kingdom, Animalia, kingdom Animalia - taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals genus Haliotis, Haliotis - type genus of the family Haliotidae genus Lambis, Lambis - scorpion shells of shallow tropical waters of the eastern hemisphere genus Strombus, Strombus - type genus of the family Strombidae genus Helix, Helix - type genus of the family Helicidae genus Limax, Limax - a genus of Limacidae genus Nerita - type genus of the Neritidae genus Neritina - a genus of Neritidae genus Littorina, Littorina - type genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinkles genus Patella, Patella - type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets Fissurella, genus Fissurella - type genus of the family Fissurellidae: keyhole limpets Ancylus, genus Ancylus - type genus of the family Ancylidae: river limpet Aplysia, genus Aplysia, genus Tethus, Tethys - type genus of the family Aplysiidae genus Hermissenda, Hermissenda - genus of marine sea slugs genus Haminoea, Haminoea - common genus of marine bubble shells of the Pacific coast of North America genus Physa - type genus of the Physidae; freshwater air-breathing snails Cypraea, genus Cypraea - type genus of the family Cypraeidae: the typical cowries genus Chiton - a genus of Polyplacophora genus Mya, Mya - type genus of the family Myacidae genus Venus, Venus - type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells genus Mercenaria, Mercenaria - a genus of Veneridae Ensis, genus Ensis - razor clams genus Tridacna, Tridacna - type genus of the family Tridacnidae: giant clams Cardium, genus Cardium - type genus of the family Cardiidae: cockles genus Ostrea, Ostrea - type genus of the family Ostreidae Crassostrea, genus Crassostrea - Virginia oysters genus Pinctada, Pinctada - pearl oysters genus Anomia, Anomia - type genus of the family Anomiidae: saddle oysters genus Placuna, Placuna - windowpane oysters Arca, genus Arca - type genus of the family Arcidae: ark shells and blood clams genus Mytilus, Mytilus - type genus of the family Mytilidae: smooth-shelled marine mussels genus Unio, Unio - type genus of the family Unionidae Anodonta, genus Anodonta - thin-shelled freshwater mussels Dreissena, genus Dreissena - zebra mussels genus Pecten - type genus of the family Pectinidae: sea and bay scallops genus Teredo - type genus of the family Teredinidae Bankia, genus Bankia - giant shipworms genus Pholas, Pholas - type genus of the family Pholadidae: piddocks genus Nautilus - type genus and sole recent representative of the family Nautilidae genus Octopus - type genus of the family Octopodidae Argonauta, genus Argonauta - type genus of the family Argonautidae: paper nautilus genus Loligo - squids genus Ommastrephes - a genus of Decapoda genus Sepia, Sepia - type genus of the Sepiidae genus Spirula - genus of small cephalopods with many-chambered spiral shells resembling those of the extinct belemnites genus - (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species