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shellfish
Subject Category
L Animal Science and Animal Products
S Biological Sciences
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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).
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Broader Term
aquatic invertebrates
Related Term
Crustacea
molluscs
paralytic shellfish toxins
raw shellfish
seafoods
shellfish culture
shellfish diseases
shellfish meat
shellfish poisoning
shellfish toxins
Spanish
mariscos
Term Number
11513