Common name of Mactra cuneata
 
Common Name Wedge troughshell
Language English
Type FAO old
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country United Kingdom
Locality
Ref. Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st Modifier inanimate object
2nd Modifier
Remarks 'shell' from Greek 'skallein', i.e., to hoe, pertaining to the shell.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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