Binomial nonmenclature is the naming of organism using their genus and species. Some good examples of a well known nomenclatures are Homosapien or humans and Canus lupis or wolves. Some examples of plant nomeclatures are Daucus carota or carrot and Prunus Perscia or peach.
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Some examples are aglae, moss, fresh water seaweed, flowers, lily's, and more. If you would like some more ideas and the scientific names, go to wikipedia.com X
Terrestrial animals and plants are named using binomial nomenclature, which consists of a genus name and a species name. The genus name is capitalized, and the species name is in lowercase. Together, they form the scientific name of the organism.
All animals have only 1 official scientific name, that is one of the advantages to the scientific naming system.
The term you are looking for is "Lazarus taxon." It refers to a species that was thought to be extinct and then rediscovered alive after a period of time.
Some examples of scientific names for clams include Mercenaria mercenaria (quahog), Crassostrea virginica (Eastern oyster), and Mya arenaria (soft-shell clam).