Thecostraca

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Thecostraca

barnacles and related crustaceans
1. (archaic) A taxonomic subclass within the class Maxillopoda.
2. A taxonomic class within the phylum Arthropoda.

Hypernyms

(subclass): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea – subphylum; Maxillopoda – class^[1]
(class): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Multicrustacea – superclass

Hyponyms

(subclass/class): Ascothoracida, Cirripedia, Facetotecta - infraclasses^[1]

Coordinate terms

(subclass in Maxillopoda): Branchiura, Copepoda, Mystacocarida, Pentastomida, Tantulocarida^[1]

References

Thecostraca on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Thecostraca on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Thecostraca on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 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