Mactridae
plural noun
Mac·tri·dae
-rəˌdē
: a widely distributed family of marine clams (suborder Tellinacea) that have closely fitting or slightly gapping shells with two cardinal teeth in each valve and fused ensheathed siphons of equal length and that comprise the surf clams compare lutraria , mactra, spisula
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“Mactridae.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mactridae. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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