Lophotrochozoa

Translingual

Etymology

From the taxonomic names Lophophorata and Trochozoa.

Proper noun

Lophotrochozoa

  1. A taxonomic superphylum within the kingdom Animalia – synonym of Spiralia.

Usage notes

Some authors distinguish this from the Spiralia, and use to refer to a clade within the Spiralia, but definitions and phyla included vary greatly among studies.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

References