mollusk genus

/ˌmɑləsk ˌdʒinəs/

Definitions of mollusk genus

1. noun

   a genus of mollusks
   types:

   Haliotis, genus Haliotis

   type genus of the family Haliotidae

   Lambis, genus Lambis

   scorpion shells of shallow tropical waters of the eastern hemisphere

   Strombus, genus Strombus

   type genus of the family Strombidae

   Helix, genus Helix

   type genus of the family Helicidae

   Limax, genus Limax

   a genus of Limacidae

   genus Nerita

   type genus of the Neritidae

   genus Neritina

   a genus of Neritidae

   Littorina, genus Littorina

   type genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinkles

   Patella, genus 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, Tethys, genus Aplysia, genus Tethus

   type genus of the family Aplysiidae

   Hermissenda, genus Hermissenda

   genus of marine sea slugs

   Haminoea, genus 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

   Mya, genus Mya

   type genus of the family Myacidae

   Venus, genus Venus

   type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells

   Mercenaria, genus Mercenaria

   a genus of Veneridae

   Ensis, genus Ensis

   razor clams

   Tridacna, genus Tridacna

   type genus of the family Tridacnidae: giant clams

   Cardium, genus Cardium

   type genus of the family Cardiidae: cockles

   Ostrea, genus Ostrea

   type genus of the family Ostreidae

   Crassostrea, genus Crassostrea

   Virginia oysters

   Pinctada, genus Pinctada

   pearl oysters

   Anomia, genus Anomia

   type genus of the family Anomiidae: saddle oysters

   Placuna, genus Placuna

   windowpane oysters

   Arca, genus Arca

   type genus of the family Arcidae: ark shells and blood clams

   Mytilus, genus Mytilus

   type genus of the family Mytilidae: smooth-shelled marine mussels

   Unio, genus 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

   Pholas, genus 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

   Sepia, genus Sepia

   type genus of the Sepiidae

   genus Spirula

   genus of small cephalopods with many-chambered spiral shells resembling those of the extinct belemnites

   type of:

   genus

   (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species