Aspergillum

See also: aspergillum

Translingual

Proper noun

Aspergillum n

A taxonomic genus within the family Penicillidae – certain boring lamellibranch mollusks, in which the shell has the form of an elongated cone, terminating at the lower end in a disc, pierced by numerous small tubular holes, now in several genera Brechites, Verpa, Foegia, Dianadema, Humpreya, and Nipponoclava..

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Mollusca - phylum; Bivalvia - class; Pholadomyida - order; Penicillidae - family

References

Aspergillum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Aspergillum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Aspergillum at World Register of Marine Species

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