Haliotidae

Translingual

Etymology

Haliotis +‎ -idae.

Proper noun

Haliotidae

A taxonomic family within the order Lepetellida – abalones.
Synonyms: sea ears, muttonfish, muttonshells, ormer, perlemoen

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda - class; Vetigastropoda - subclass; Lepetellida - order; Haliotoidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

(family): Haliotis - sole extant genus; Haliotis asinina - type species of Haliotis

References

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

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