Mactra

Mactra
Mactra Mac"tra, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? kneading trough, fr. ? to knead.] (Zo["o]l.) Any marine bivalve shell of the genus {Mactra}, and allied genera. Many species are known. Some of them are used as food, as {Mactra stultorum}, of Europe. See {Surf clam}, under {Surf}. [1913 Webster]

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  • Mactra — Taxobox name = Mactra image caption = Mactra stultorum regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Bivalvia ordo = Veneroida familia = Mactridae genus = Mactra genus authority = Linnaeus, 1767 subdivision ranks = Species subdivision = See text …   Wikipedia

  • mactra — noun Any marine bivalve shell of the genus Mactra, and allied genera. Many species are known. Some of them are used as food, as Mactra stultorum, of Europe. See surf clam …   Wiktionary

  • Mactra stultorum — Mactra Mac tra, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? kneading trough, fr. ? to knead.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any marine bivalve shell of the genus {Mactra}, and allied genera. Many species are known. Some of them are used as food, as {Mactra stultorum}, of Europe. See {Surf… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mactra solidissima — (Sea clam), s. Clams …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Mactra stultorum —   Mactra stultorum …   Wikipedia Español

  • Mactra corallina — Bunte Trogmuschel Bunte Trogmuschel (Mactra corallina (Linné, 1758)) Systematik Überordnung: Heterodonta …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Mactra stultorum — taxobox name = Mactra stultorum image caption = Mactra stultorum regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Bivalva ordo = Veneroida familia = Mactridae genus = Mactra species = M. stultorum binomial = Mactra sultorum binomial authority =… …   Wikipedia

  • Mactra ovata — Taxobox name = Mactra ovata regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Bivalvia ordo = Veneroida familia = Mactridae genus = Mactra species = M. ovata binomial = Mactra ovata binomial authority = Pfeiffer, 1864 Mactra ovata is a trough shell… …   Wikipedia

  • Mactra solidissima — Surf Surf, n. [Formerly spelled suffe, and probably the same word as E. sough.] The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, esp. upon a sloping beach. [1913 Webster] {Surf bird} (Zo[ o]l.), a ploverlike bird of the genus {Aphriza}, allied… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mactra solidissima — Sea clam Sea clam (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of the large bivalve mollusks found on the open seacoast, especially those of the family {Mactrid[ae]}, as the common American species. ({Mactra solidissima} or {Spisula solidissima}); called also {beach clam} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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