Cirripedia

Translingual

Semibalanus balanoides

Etymology

From Latin cirrus (“fringe”) + pes (“foot”).

Proper noun

Cirripedia

A taxonomic infraclass within the class Maxillopoda – the barnacles.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

(infraclass): Acrothoracica, Rhizocephala, Thoracica - superorders[1]
- Cryptophialida, Lithoglyptida; Akentrogonida, Kentrogonida; Ibliformes, Lepadiformes, Scalpelliformes, Sessilia - orders[1]

Coordinate terms

(infraclass in Thecostraca): Ascothoracida, Facetotecta[1]

References

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

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: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248

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