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Concept information

Preferred term

shellfish

Type

  • Organism

Broader concept

Scope note

  • Use for those aquatic invertebrate organisms that have a body enclosed in a firm, calcareous shell such as oysters and clams (Mollusca) or that have a body enclosed in a soft, thin shell such as lobsters and crabs (Crustacea).

In other languages

  • Spanish

  • crustáceos comestibles

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/11513

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