Mordacia
See also: mordacia
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin mordax (“biting, snappish, tart; cutting”).
Proper noun
Mordacia f
- Southern topeyed lampreys
- A taxonomic genus within the family Mordaciidae.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Petromyzontidae.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Mordaciidae): Vertebrata - subphylum; Hyperoartia - clade; Cephalaspidomorphi - class; Petromyzontiformes - order; Mordaciidae - family
- (genus in Petromyzontidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Agnatha – infraphylum; Cephalaspidomorphi – class; Petromyzontiformes – order; Petromyzontidae – family; Mordaciinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Mordacia mordax (Australian lamprey) - type species; Mordacia lapicida (Chilean lamprey), Mordacia praecox (Australian brook lamprey) - other species
References
- Mordacia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Mordacia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Mordacia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Mordacia at World Register of Marine Species
- Mordacia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Mordacia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Mordacia at Paleobiology Database