Trough-shell

Trough-shell
Trough-shell Trough"-shell`, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any bivalve shell of the genus Mactra. See {Mactra}. [1913 Webster]

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  • 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

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