Petromyzontiformes
Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Petromyzontiformes
- A taxonomic order within the class Petromyzontida – lampreys.
Usage notes
The families Geotriidae and Mordaciidae are sometimes merged into Petromyzontidae, leaving Petromyzontiformes monotypic.
Synonyms
- (order): Petromyzoniformes
Hypernyms
- (order): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Cyclostomata - class
Hyponyms
- (order): Geotriidae, Mordaciidae, Petromyzontidae (families)
References
- Petromyzontiformes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Petromyzontiformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Petromyzontiformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Petromyzontiformes at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Petromyzontiformes at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, →DOI